CUTTING-EDGE HEDGING

CONVERT A SIMPLE LINE OF SHRUBS OR TREES INTO A STATEMENT THAT WILL MAKE YOUR GARDEN A STANDOUT!

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1 GO UP A LEVEL

Plant hedges to your heart’s content – and make each one different. This design by BHG TV’s Charlie Albone won an award at the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show for its multilevel layout, starting under a relaxing canopy and leading to a sunken garden, with different hedges leading the way.

Think of a hedge as not just a way to define your boundary, give privacy or hide an eyesore, but as a thing of beauty, whether formal or informal. You can shape and twirl it into intricate or gentle shapes, or choose one that bursts into flower – especially in winter if it’s a camellia. Use it as a backdrop to a colourful border or grow one as a garden room divider. Big or small, a hedge is more than your garden’s outer frame. It can be an intrinsic part of your whole design.

2 TAKE THIS ANGLE

Create crannies in a yew hedge so your stroll through the garden is full of surprises. Fill them with small trees and shade-loving plants and each season will bring a new look.

3 PUT YOUR FEET UP!