November 201544 yards privet hedge, Wavendon, Bucks. Midland style
It's not often that you come across a privet hedge that is substantial enough to be laid....
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46 yards hornbeam hedge, Dinton, Bucks
Another relative rarity, not only a hornbeam hedge, but also as a hedge that I had laid six years previously (see here and note how thin the original hedge was then). The owner had kept the sides of the hedge trimmed but allowed the top to grow up again. This allowed a much denser hedge to be produced second time around, leaving as much of the original laid hedge in situ as possible. The use of live stakes gave a very strong hedge on completion, particularly important as this hedge is on a sideways slope |
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 The image to the left shows that bottom of the hedge remains dense from when it was previously laid. Selective retention of live uprights allowed the new growth to be laid back into the existing hedge for a strong, dense result that is very cost effective as no stakes and binders were required. You can see how this works in the two images below |
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