Fruit hedge

I’d probably take this opportunity to extend the veggie patch and reduce lawn to be mowed.
Buy planting your edible hedge lawn side of the laylandii. Let it start to establish before removing the laylandii.
Can’t really advise on varieties. Don’t know what’s going in my edible hedge yet. Don’t think I’ll be putting  trees in it.
What about bay as part of the hedge? That’s evergreen. ( thanks for giving me the idea veggie   , that’s going into my hedge as well now   )