{"id":613786943814,"date":"2025-10-16T16:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/uncategorized\/irish-magic-hedge-tractor\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T08:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:40:46","slug":"irish-magic-hedge-tractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/hedging\/irish-magic-hedge-tractor\/","title":{"rendered":"You Won&#8217;t Believe the Difference Between These Hedges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At home, we are used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/formal-hedging-plants\">formal evergreen hedges<\/a> exactly like this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/collections\/yew-hedging-plants-taxus\">yew<\/a> one:<\/p><figure><div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@longleatofficial\/video\/7013303806817570053\" data-video-id=\"7013303806817570053\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"><section><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@longleatofficial\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@longleatofficial?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@longleatofficial<\/a><p>Our grounds team are hard at work trimming the Hedge Maze! <a title=\"landscape\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/landscape?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Landscape<\/a><a title=\"garden\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/garden?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Garden<\/a><a title=\"landscaping\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/landscaping?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Landscaping<\/a><a title=\"hedgemaze\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hedgemaze?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#HedgeMaze<\/a><a title=\"longleat\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/longleat?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Longleat<\/a><\/p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Paper Birds - Jordan Halpern Schwartz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Paper-Birds-6777330902151202817?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Paper Birds \u2013 Jordan Halpern Schwartz<\/a><\/section><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In coun\u2019ryside, we have perfectly maintained native hedges, probably laid by heartthrob layer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashridgetrees.co.uk\/blogs\/blog\/paul-a-lamb-hedgelaying\">Paul A. Lamb<\/a>. <br>If you don\u2019t have him handy, friends and family will have to do; it will tire them out beautifully by tea time:<\/p><figure><div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgctironbridge\/video\/7194458161657466117\" data-video-id=\"7194458161657466117\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"><section><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@sgctironbridge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sgctironbridge?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@sgctironbridge<\/a><p><\/p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Try Something New - Alex Arias &amp; Alexander Julius Wright\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Try-Something-New-6776144688542926849?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Try Something New \u2013 Alex Arias &amp; Alexander Julius Wright<\/a><\/section><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>So how does it feel to know that in Ireland, hedges are one of the leading producers of farm equipment and heavy machinery? <\/p><figure><div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@percy_pigs_adventures\/video\/7439818187287432481\" data-video-id=\"7439818187287432481\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"><section><a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@percy_pigs_adventures\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@percy_pigs_adventures?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@percy_pigs_adventures<\/a><p>Who doesn\u2019t love a magic hedge <a title=\"youngfarmers\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/youngfarmers?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#youngfarmers<\/a><a title=\"farmers\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/farmers?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#farmers<\/a><a title=\"isleofman\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/isleofman?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#isleofman<\/a><a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a><a title=\"foryoupage\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foryoupage?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#foryoupage<\/a><a title=\"magic\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/magic?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#magic<\/a><\/p>\n<a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Percy Pigs Adventures  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7439818191109688097?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Percy Pigs Adventures  <\/a><\/section><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Apparently, the richer with brambles and bracken, the better, so there could be a connection between the wildlife there, hedgehogs probably, and the production of these valuable items.<\/p><figure class=\" size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" 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