PLANTING A BARE-ROOT HEDGE

BUY 30CM-60CM BARE ROOT

PLANTS. PLANT IN A SINGLE ROW (FOUR PLANTS PER METRE) OR, FOR A THICKER HEDGE, IN TWO PARALLEL ROWS. THE PLANTS SHOULD BE STAGGERED AND THE ROWS ABOUT 40CM APART (FIVE PLANTS PER METRE IN TOTAL FOR A DOUBLE ROW).

PLANT BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND MARCH. YOU CAN BUY HEDGES IN TROUGHS OR CELLS TO PLANT IN SPRING/ SUMMER BUT IT’S A SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION.

USE FLEXIBLE TREE GUARDS FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS IF RABBITS OR HARES ARE LIKELY TO NIBBLE THE YOUNG BARE-ROOT PLANTS. THESE ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS (TRY GREEN-TECH.CO.UK, CHEVIOT-TREES. CO.UK OR HABITATAID.CO.UK).

CHECK OUT THE RSPB’S CERTIFIED RANGE OF BIRD-FRIENDLY HEDGING

AT BEST4HEDGING.CO.UK. LOTS OF OTHER SUPPLIERS ALSO OFFER NATIVE HEDGE MIXES (TRY HEDGESDIRECT.CO.UK, BOWHAYESTREES.CO.UK OR HABITATAID.CO.UK).