21/11/2025
We've started a new hedge this week in Brooke, Oakham. First, we have to clear the hedge of brambles and lower branches to make it easier when we start laying and also encourages light to reach the base of the hedge.
Then, we start 'pleaching' the branches, meaning we partially cut the main stems in order to bend and weave the branches around the stakes.
Finally, we use hazel or willow binders along the top to secure the hedge and stakes.