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rejuvinating native hedge
We have a native type hedge bounding our garden. It is a bit thin and gappy
in places and I'd like to "fatten it up" a little. I know that wild flowers need poor soil but what about "wild" hedges? Should I feed it? It is mainly hawthorn, beech and honeysuckle (which I'd like to encourage) and bramble which I'd like to discourage (so as not to spike small children). I've bought some bare rooted native hedge mix and planted these in teh worst bits but am not sure how to encourage teh rest to grow denser. TIA, -- Hayley (gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset) |
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rejuvinating native hedge
"H Ryder" wrote in message ... We have a native type hedge bounding our garden. It is a bit thin and gappy in places and I'd like to "fatten it up" a little. I know that wild flowers need poor soil but what about "wild" hedges? Should I feed it? It is mainly hawthorn, beech and honeysuckle (which I'd like to encourage) and bramble which I'd like to discourage (so as not to spike small children). I've bought some bare rooted native hedge mix and planted these in teh worst bits but am not sure how to encourage teh rest to grow denser. TIA, -- Hayley (gardening on well drained, alkaline clay in Somerset) It probebly needs laying, basically field hedges only stay hedges if they are ruetinely cut back or "layed" which is a method of cutting half to two thirds through the stems then breaking them down side ways and weaving them all together, I am sure if you looked there are books or web sites with pictures. Its not hard (quite hard work though!) but only the skilled can achieve decretive results straight away (bit like dry stone walling, idea simple, in practice hard to achieve an artistic result with out experience) |
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