Habitat Aid Hedge Planting Video
Habitat Aid is our all-time favourite, award-winning, impact driven, Somerset based business founded in 2008, and their hedge planting video is educationally…
Read moreHabitat Aid is our all-time favourite, award-winning, impact driven, Somerset based business founded in 2008, and their hedge planting video is educationally…
Read moreWhy Are There Holes in My Laurel Leaves?If it looks like something is eating Swiss cheese style holes in your cherry laurel…
Read moreBox Blight refers to two separate fungi that attack Common Box and Dwarf Box.It does not affect Box-Leaf Holly, nor Sweet Box.The…
Read moreHow to Slit Plant bareroot whips like Hawthorn in mixed native hedges
Read moreMost mixed native hedges are mainly hawthorn or blackthorn
Read moreThis article is primarily about preparing soil before planting trees (ornamental or fruiting), hedging, roses, and other shrubs.It won’t consider vegetable beds,…
Read more“Which month is best for planting?” is an age-old debate!You can plant trees or hedges at any time of year. There are…
Read moreUnlike garden hedges, country hedges are typically trimmed every 2-3 years
Read moreMost new plants that fail are killed by underwatering. Proper watering is crucial for all new plants while they are establishing, even…
Read moreYew is the King of Hedges for good reason, but it grows steadily rather than vigorously, so a new Yew hedge takes…
Read moreDouble row native hedges are great for wildlife 6 Plants Per Metre required for Countryside Stewardship grants Easily order the right plants…
Read moreTrimming a Hedge Means Two Different ThingsTrimming a Mature Hedge: Cut off practically all the new growth (less than a year old),…
Read morePruning Young Hedges While Growing to Mature SizeFormative pruning of a new hedge is handled differently from trimming a mature hedge.Because you…
Read moreThe Countryside Stewardship new hedge grant BN11 covers the cost of a native hedge
Read moreEstablishing trees & hedges should be kept clear of grass & weeds
Read moreIt is true that Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, is a trooper and will grow almost anywhere, but that is not the same…
Read moreThis is a blog post covering the reasons for yew hedge deaths and identifying possible cures and remediation
Read moreRight now is an ideal time to try, when the soil is nice and damp and not-frozen.
Read moreMy friend Rachel is a passionate if impatient gardener. Vegetables are really her thing, probably because they germinate and grow before she…
Read moreWe say 3 things about Yew - quick growing when young, likes clay on the dry side & is very durable.
Read moreHere at Ashridge the ‘dormant season’ is anything but – in fact it’s our busiest time of the year. But we’re not…
Read moreHedgelaying Services & Grants To hire a hedgelayer to work on your hedge, use the National Hedgelaying Society’s map. To find a…
Read moreAn angled cut along the top corner of a hedge lets more light in
Read moreHow to Trench Plant a garden hedge like Privet, Beech, L:aurel, or Yew in well dug soil
Read moreThe RHS has produced a dear little video that very sweetly promotes hedges over fences on the basis of their usefullness and…
Read moreBoxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is a tough little evergreen, one of the relatively few hedge plants that is genuinely happy in shade. Once…
Read moreThis Lonicera nitida hedge in a local Somerset car park is a prime example of how good this hedge plant looks despite…
Read moreBest Time to Trim Yew Hedges To keep a mature yew hedge tidy with only one cut per year, the ideal time…
Read morePruning woody plants is a big part of a gardener's life, and winter is when a lot of it gets done -…
Read moreElderflower, Sambucus nigra, inevitably finds its way into a country hedge sooner or later, and it's far from unheard of to add…
Read moreOpen rabbit spirals quickly like a pro, smoothly separating rolls out into 5 individual guards Hedge spirals, rabbit guards, are manufactured in…
Read moreCut cut cut: that’s what it’s all about being a hedge owner. With a typical hedge plant such as Hawthorn, Beech, or…
Read moreA single row with 3 plants per metre, 33cm apart along the row, is standard for a garden hedge. Most garden hedges…
Read moreNo, silver birch does not make a good clipped hedge plant. It will serve, but it’s a somewhat sad sightHowever, it is…
Read moreThere is only one thing I love more than the RHS, and that is sitting with my old feet up, enjoying a…
Read morePyracantha, like almost any broadleaf, hardwood hedge plant, can be hard pruned as needed to reduce its size and keep it tidy.…
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