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Category: Hedging Species

High hedge disputes

Posted on 27th April 2015 (7th March 2018) by HedgesDirect
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Hedges can create privacy, boundaries and a fantastic garden feature, but they can also cause disputes. Issues of high hedges […]

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Posted in Hedging Features, Hedging Species, Planting AdviceTagged hedge plants, hedging issues, hedging problems, high hedge disputes, high hedging

Sea Buckthorn – Nature’s Most Balanced Fruit

Posted on 26th November 2013 (13th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

Sea Buckthorn berries have long been used in India for their many health benefits and are most commonly used in […]

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Posted in Hedging Species

Beech vs. Hornbeam

Posted on 14th October 2013 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

The differences between two of the most popular hedging plants –  Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) These two […]

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The Merits of Privet

Posted on 14th August 2013 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

It’s called Common Privet because it is common but Ligustrum ovalifolium to give it its full nomenclature is actually a […]

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Posted in Hedging Species

The history of Cupressocyparis Leylandii

Posted on 20th June 2013 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

How did Leylandii (Cupressocyparis leylandii) become the fastest growing hedging plant? Still popular despite its reputation for upsetting the neighbours, […]

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Hawthorn – millions of miles of it

Posted on 18th May 2013 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

Undoubtedly the plant that makes up the most miles of hedging in the UK is Hawthorn or in Latin, Crataegus […]

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Berry survey by the British Trust for Ornithology

Posted on 2nd November 2012 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

I thought blog readers might be interested in the Berry Survey by the British Trust for Ornithology. Gardeners are asked […]

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Spectacular Royal Jubilee Topiary

Posted on 9th July 2012 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

Busman’s holiday! Jamie Shipley is our despatch manager and he’s on holiday in Dartmouth this week but can’t give it […]

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Hawthorn forecasts tough winter to come

Posted on 22nd August 2011 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

There are definitely more haws on the Hawthorn this year The hedgerows look positively red with a mass of haws […]

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In the holiday spirit! – Privet delight

Posted on 15th July 2011 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

We’ve just come back from a holiday in North Yorkshire and spotted this wonderful topiary hedge in Filey.  Well done […]

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Cast not a clout til’ the May is out

Posted on 27th May 2011 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

“Cast not a clout til’ the May is out.”   This Anglo Saxon saying means that you shouldn’t remove a layer […]

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Posted in Hedging SpeciesTagged drought, hawthorn

The humble Potentilla looking glorious

Posted on 21st April 2011 (16th March 2018) by HedgesDirect

I would think that most gardens have a Potentilla. It’s not a much loved species but it’s ever so common, […]

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