The Classic Mixed English Hedge
Whilst being aesthetically pleasing, the classic mixed English hedge offers protection for your property and the environment.
Traditionally used as an environmentally friendly way to distinguish borders between fields and woodland, hedgerows naturally mark the landscape. Unfortunately, in recent decades there has been a decline in the presence of hedgerows.
The perfect classic mixed English hedge includes primarily Hawthorne as a base with a mix of Hazel, Field Maple and Spindle creating a mix of autumnal colours making it the perfect eye-catching border. If planted 30cm – 45cm or double-rowed, allowing heights around 120cm, it can create a clear, safe boundary for your property.
Hedges create a blissful environment for wildlife creating a habitat for birds, small mammals, and insects to live in. It is a simple but effective way to enhance your natural environment. The hedge provides them a home to use as shelter and as a food source. They can support up to 80% of our native woodland bird population, 50% of our mammals, 30% of our butterflies and many species of insect. The grassy verge at the base of the hedge can also be home to reptiles and ground nesting birds.
From October to March is the perfect season to prune your hedges. Trimming the hedges from a young age to promote thickness, flowering, and fruiting. This keeps the full, strong presence of the hedge to create the seasonally colourful border to help blend with the natural environment.
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Hedges are also a great feature as there is many design options allowing you to design them into your desired pattern. If you’re looking for assistance on cutting your hedges, contact our sister company Blue Iris Landscapes for more information. Alternatively, if you need to know if your soil is right to grow a certain hedge, then contact us today!