Some hedge plants, however, can be thuggish in nature, with vigorous growth rates proving challenging for gardeners. These ...

Choose a mixture of hedging trees and shrubs; birch, beech, oak, hazel, dogwoods and hawthorn are ideal. If you have a little patience, the best and cheapest way to create a native hedge is from ...

Dealing with gaps is also feasible during renovation. Rather than replacement trees, which have to compete with the established hedge, a better solution is to bend a nearby shoot into gaps, tying it ...

Four more of The Dark Hedges trees in Co Antrim are down, felled by the force of Storm Éowyn. The near 250-year-old beech ...

A retired businessman has beaten his neighbour in a battle over whether or not his 40ft trees are considered hedges. Henri Van der Stighelen became embroiled in the horticultural row after his ...

Pruning informal hedges depends on when they flower. Lavender, fuchsia, roses and other plants that flower on the current year's wood are best pruned in early to mid-spring, while those that ...

Gardening gurus are advising that those proud of their beech or hazel trees and hedges give them a good trim this month, reports the Express. The rationale? These varieties are snoozing in their ...