As any one who has box hedge will know they need regular trimming to keep them looking thick and health, I'm not mad for hedges or anything but as they have obviously been looked after nicely for so long I feel the least we can do is keep them looking good.
It is, how ever a bit of a punishing job, Rich managed to get out of it by running off to mow the grass around the fruit trees.
Yes I know, pictures of hedge's are VERY boring, but it took me ages and I was so proud of them when I finished I just had to show you. This was all done by hand you know...with shears...not electric hedges trimmers...hand shears!! I have blisters to prove this!
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We had a hedge when we lived in NZ. At the front it was tall but manageable (about 1.5m), in the back, where the land sloped a bit it got to be well over 2m. It had, like yours, been there for well over 40 years and when it was trimmed it looked stunning. Our 75 year old neighbor kept her side looking tidy with almost daily niggling. Our side was a bit rank (2 years of neglect do bad things to hedges). Took us months to get it back into shape and weekly vigilance to maintain it, but it looked smashing. I miss it here in the Midwest, so love your hedge, they are hard to replace.
Great hedge - and very neat clipping! Is it box, not sure? Can't remember the name of it now, tiny pairs of leaves, grows quickly!
Celia
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