by Robert | Jan 15, 2025 | Urban hedgelaying
Quick reference list of terms, definitions, and context around the traditional skills of hedge laying A is for angles. Pleaches – the cut stems – should should always be laid at an upwards angle because sap only rises. Stems die if...
by Robert | Oct 8, 2024 | Urban hedgelaying
The brand-new hedgelaying season is arriving. It’s a winter thing: and the rough guide, timing-wise, is that hedge laying happens in the six months between the autumn and spring equinoxes. Year-to-year seasonal variations, together with site-specific considerations,...
by Robert | Aug 13, 2024 | Urban hedgelaying
As a relative newcomer to professional hedge laying practice, I’ve encountered the rather tedious necessity of setting up a business. I’d much rather be pleaching. But since I spent the first half of my working life as a financial journalist (with ‘The Times’, among...
