What is a "privet hedge?"

Answer by  rbiales (3441)

A hedge is a wall made out of plant materials, and privet is a form of evergreen commonly used to provide privacy, which is what this is, in practice -- a living privacy wall.

Answer by  ace (237)

a privet hedge is a neatly trimmed hedgrow which provides a virtual living boundary if cut neat and square they can be very appealling

Answer by  slmturk (24)

The privet hedge is a shrub grown as a hedge on the borders of a yard. The Latin name is Ligustrum lucidem. This hedge can grow up to 30 feet in height. It grows well in either alkaline or acid soil. It is hardy in the lower two thirds of the United States.

Answer by  Bobinski (1652)

A privet hedge will grow into a thick, impenetrable hedge in only a few years. The only thing they require is pruning and moist soil. They grow in sun or partial shade. What they are is a hedge which you use for privacy rather than a block wall or a fence. They grow well in all climates.