Hedge Laying: North Somerset Style
By woodlandstv
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Here at The Royal Bath & West Show, experts Clive Bethell and Paul Gulliford of the Wrington and Burrington Hedge Laying Society talk us through their demonstration of the particular `North Somerset` style. They show us the traditional techniques and tools used to create a living, stock-proof hedge that is sensitive to the natural surroundings. We see a display of miniature living hedges representing styles from around the country and witness Clive and Paul`s obvious pride in their particular tradition and society. https://en-gb.facebook.com/wringtonandburringtonhedgingsociety/ http://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/ http://www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show
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Im wondering would it be easier to cut them back to waste high and next year the new shoots will thicken it..just a thought 🙂
In the video you said you was making the hedge from Chestnut. Would that be Horse Chestnut or Sweet Chestnut?
That's how I imagine Sam Gamgee talking 🙂
Bit more practice and you might get a job in Radnorshire
Just the stakes.
so do you have to plant the year before? what if you want a hedge but have no trees or alders?
This was excellent, thank you for the video
these are functional barriers, not ornamental garden tripe. They're laid low to prevent animals passage from field to field. If you just continually cut them at the top, the bottom would be too thin to offer any obstruction. They've been doing this for thousands of years. It was brought to Britain by the Romans, which implies a military purpose originally.
maxdecphoenix I like the idea behind them, its just they take so much time & work.. imagine doing afew hundred yards of it?! 🙂
Wonderful we need more of these hedges. Many millions more. Before it’s too late.
mrsgbee
October 1, 2018