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	<title>Hedging your bets (or betting your hedges) &#187; Hedging</title>
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		<title>Growing Yew &#8211; A Message from the Suppliers</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/yew-hedging-suppliers-growing-yew/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We say 3 things about Yew - quick growing when young, likes clay on the dry side &#038; is very durable. <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/yew-hedging-suppliers-growing-yew/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When do I clip, trim &amp; prune my hedge? Winter and Summer.</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/when-to-prune-hedges-trees-shrubs-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fruit Trees]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winter is generally the best time to prune something and it sure is the best time to trim a young hedge. Hedges must be clipped and sometimes pruned. Fruit trees need some pruning to maintain the best crops. Older ornamental &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/when-to-prune-hedges-trees-shrubs-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clay Soil &#8211; Problem or Blessing?</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/clay-soil-problem-fixing-drainag/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/clay-soil-problem-fixing-drainag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 16:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edward</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fruit trees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We want to say it loud and clear if you think clay soil is a problem: Clay soil is fertile soil that conserves moisture! Clay soil is good soil, native European plants love it and so do many other trees. &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/clay-soil-problem-fixing-drainag/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hawthorn Hedging &#8211; Tip No. 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another hawthorn tip for those of you who planted your quickthorn (same as hawthorn) whips last year.  Hopefully you followed our instructions and cut each plant back by half when you planted it.  Equally hopefully, they all survived the weird &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hawthorn-hedging-tip-no-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hedging &#8211; Plants with Feet of Clay</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-yew-hedging-in-clay-this-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-yew-hedging-in-clay-this-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hedging and Hedges]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[planting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is all hedging at this time of year&#8230;. These yew hedge planting pointers apply equally to almost all other hedging plants as well, certainly anything that needs a well drained soil. You can dig a trench to plant your &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-yew-hedging-in-clay-this-time/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bare root Hedging &#8211; Planting Time is Near</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/bare-root-hedging-planting-time-is-near/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/bare-root-hedging-planting-time-is-near/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedging & Tree Jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The quickest, cheapest and in the long run generally the most successful way to get a hedge the neighbours will be jealous of is by using bare root hedging plants. The time to plant them is from the middle of &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/bare-root-hedging-planting-time-is-near/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>To Fedge or Not? Whether tis better in willow&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/to-fedge-or-not-whether-tis-better-in-willow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/to-fedge-or-not-whether-tis-better-in-willow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gardening Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trivia (or are they?)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Willow fedges are living structures made from closely planted willows.  Ornate structures can be built up; chairs, houses, pergolas and so on, but in its simplest form a willow fedge is just a living fence. Willow is a fantastic tree, &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/to-fedge-or-not-whether-tis-better-in-willow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hawthorn: Hedge Plant Portraits</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hawthorn-hedge-plant-portraits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hawthorn-hedge-plant-portraits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedging and Hedges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you will pardon the french, Hawthorn is the dog&#8217;s b*****ks of a hedge plant. Most of the hedges near us (be they hawthorn, beech, whatever) come from us &#8211; not surprisingly as Ashridge Trees sells over 2 million plants &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hawthorn-hedge-plant-portraits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hedge Trimmers</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedge-trimmers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedge-trimmers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hedging and Hedges]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I had finished giving my box hedge its winter trim on Sunday, it is that time of the year by the way, I decided that next time I would use a machine&#8230;. Indoors and over a cup of tea &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedge-trimmers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Native Hedging: Top Ten Country Hits</title>
		<link>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-top-ten-country-hits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-top-ten-country-hits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>julian</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost any plant, provided it is woody and does not mind a bit of competition and being cut back occasionally can be used in a country hedge. But that does not make it a great native hedging plant. I have, &#8230; <a href="http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/blog/hedging-top-ten-country-hits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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