Talkback: Hedge bindweed

The leaves on my garden hedge (Privit) are falling of, due to the freezing weather, I suspect.
At one side of my garden gate is a reasonably new hedge of two years and the other side is a well established mature hedge. Can you tell me if my hedge will survive and grow again this spring, not all the leaves have gone but I can now see through people passing by through it. Please advise.

when it rains my hedge always has a sicky smell to it , i.m new to the gardening world could someone give me some advice how to clear this smell .

This year for some strange reason both my maturish 7 ft bay tree and 3 year old 2 ft myrtle bush have suddenly died all the plants around them ( roses, assorted bedding plants, runner beans and onions ) have not only survived but are flourishing,,, any explanations ???

alec