Since you wrote "hedge", than yes, pruning is your friend. Make cuts just beyond lateral branches-no stubs-and begin the process of evening them up. I wouldn't expect you will go from what you've got now to a glorious full hedge in a year though. This will take some time.

time or money .... and peace of mind ...

how much to replace it ... e.g. 20 bucks???

is that 20 bucks worth 2 to 5 years of you looking at it and getting upset about it, every time it crosses your sight??? .. if not.. replace it ...

another alternative.. move it to the end .. and move the end plant into this space ... dont know why ... but this works often ... you get the fuller efect in the midlle. and can accept it being a bit scraggly on the end ..

regardless its not going to die.. for this ... so its down to peace of mind ...

ken

Thanks, I'll take both of your suggestions: I'll prune the damaged ones and move them to another location where they're out of sight, and replace with new ones.

I'm very appreciative of your advice, thanks again!