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Best Hedge Care Tips for Autumn
Autumn tends to bring about a lot of sprucing and cleaning chores, but many of these jobs will require that you stay outdoors, and many of them are all about or (in some way) related to gardening. Pruning the garden plants is an important chore for gardening that you...
Digging Deeper into Hedgerow Wildlife
Hedgerows are absolutely teeming with wildlife; one study in particular found 2,070 different species in a single stretch of 85 metres! The importance of the hedgerow network to the country simply cannot be overstated, especially since there is a worrying decline in...
Discover The Hidden World of Hedgerows
Hedgerows have historically been planted to act as barriers between fields, but in a society dominated by humans, they are absolutely critical havens, connectors, and corridors for all kinds of wildlife. In recent years, the vast majority of ecologists have come to...
Discover the History Behind Hedgerows
The hedgerows of the UK have become iconic in their own right, but few are familiar with the history behind the hedgerows. The history of our hedgerows reflects agricultural developments, invasions, riots, and even vast political change. Their history is intertwined...
Discover the Incredible Environmental Benefits of Hedges!
Unlike walls and fences, hedges can provide us with benefits that far outreach simple aesthetic purposes. Because they have the natural ability to reduce noise, capture pollution, provide shelter/food for wildlife, and mitigate flooding, hedges provide us with some...
Discover How to Properly Maintain Your Hedges
If you’re worried about your hedge looking scraggly and unkempt, as many tend to become, then learning how to properly maintain your hedge is a must. Giving your hedges a regular dose of fertiliser and frequent watering is always recommended, but when it comes to...
Incredible Benefits of Instant Hedges
Instant hedging often refers to hedge units, grown within troughs, that have benefitted from being frequently pruned, while making sure the plants themselves form together to form one solid, rigid hedging unit. The root systems of the plant form together too, making...
Spring care for hedges in 2022
Spring care for hedges in 2022 is key if you want to give them the best start in their growing season. As we're all looking more closely as bio-diversity and sustainability of the eco-system, some of the traditional tasks we undertake in the garden in Spring are...
The Benefits of Trough Hedging
Due to the lockdown restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the last 2 years have seen us appreciate our gardens more as a place of sanctuary, peace and inspiration. And as we’ve had so much more time on our hands, many thousands of people have taken more of an...