The first several years of a conventional hedge’s life are filled with careful, calculated pruning that must be done by a professional or a very knowledgeable home gardener to develop a good hedge. Individual plants frequently succumb to transplant shock and other stresses, requiring replacements that can be difficult or impossible to find. This process quickly becomes expensive in terms of both time and money, and failure to complete the necessary maintenance during this crucial time can ruin the hedge forever. By planting an InstantHedge, you are skipping all that and going straight to a finished hedge that requires only light maintenance pruning. You get a better product to begin with, and that product saves you more time and money in the long run.