Incorporating The Ranger's Blog

Hedges and hedgelaying

If you plant it, they will come

We can all pinpoint a moment when our lives would never be the same again. Perhaps the birth of a

The Isle of Wight Hedgelaying Competition as you’ve never seen it before… You wanted to know what hedgelaying Isle of

A recent discussion on the UK Tree Care mailing list explored the question of the amount of protection afforded hedgerows

30th March, 2007 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment

The Ranger has long been aware of an excellent online essay by professional hedgelayer Paul Blissett. In fact, elements from

Many people have the rather vague idea that it is possible to estimate the age of a hedge by counting

The Ranger received an enquiry today about planting a hedge: Hi, our neighbour has just ripped up our old hedge.

The Ranger has been for many years involved in organising the Isle of Wight Hedgelaying Competition. Actually, these days, he