MANDY GODDARD is a market gardener turned writer. Writing from her own life experience, she is inspired by the human interaction with the natural world. Currently completing a PhD in creative writing at Exeter University, she lives with her family on the South Devon coast.
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How to lay a hedge
To lay a hedge, you cut each tree or shrub part way through its stem, then bend it over and lay it down horizontally to make a barrier from which strong new growth extends upwards. But of course it’s not as simple as that. Hedge-laying is hard, time-consuming, skilled work.
January 31, 2025
