| Hedges and Hedgerows date back thousands of | | | | not and without an airflow plants can suffer. |
| years. There is evidence that Romans planted thorn | | | | The last few decades have seen the demise of |
| hedges to provide boundaries to estates. | | | | many thousands of miles of established hedgerows |
| Hedges were first introduced for privacy and security | | | | and their associated wildlife. To help redress this |
| and they are still two of the biggest reasons for | | | | balance we are offering four carefully selected |
| garden hedges today. Britain is a nation of gardeners. | | | | mixtures of native species, these will grow together |
| Britain has been passionate for gardening and tending | | | | to form a dense rustic hedge that will be stock proof |
| to pieces of privately owned land. | | | | amd encourage a wide variety of wildlife. Trim at any |
| Hedges frame a garden and provide privacy and | | | | time from August onwards, ideally in winter. These |
| structure. Hedges are not harsh like a brick or stone | | | | well balanced mixes are a more economical and |
| wall and can be shaped differently if required. They | | | | convenient way of planting native species. |
| also allow airflow through a garden which a wall does | | | | |