It is all hedging at this time of year….

Last year, a certain well known garden presenter who needs remain nameless gave some appallingly bad advice regarding planting yew hedging.  On the basis that if you tell someone NOT to do something they almost certainly WILL, the advice shall remain unrepeated here.  So here are the quick yew hedge planting pointers he (or she) should have concentrated on and that apply equally to almost all other hedging plants as well:

Tags: Hedging, planting, Watering, Yew Hedge

English Yew has a reputation for being indestructible, and given fair treatment, there are yew trees planted today that will still be alive when mankind (if we survive) will have escaped the solar system.

At the same time, and like any living organism, english yew can die prematurely, but because it is tough you may be able to save your tree or hedge with swift action. Here are a few reasons why yew dies when it should not.

Tags: Hedging, Yew Hedge