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12-31-2009, 10:23 AM
Hedgerowe Snag Aficionado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA	The Essential Hedgerow Note: Much has been written about non-native species used in gardening, many of which were introduced to North America as hedging plants. The unfortunate results of these introductions are evident and the argument against their use is clear. I advocate only... Click here to read the entire garden article

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By TheLorax on 02-06-2010, 02:43 PM

I have been away too long. I missed a wonderfully well written article that inspires me to remove a fence.

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By Hedgerowe on 02-07-2010, 01:37 PM

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What I mean to say is, if you look around at the characteristics of local plants you are likely to find something that is multi-purpose and that will fit in your hedgerow.

Hazelnut, I missed your comment of a couple of weeks ago. Sorry! I couldn't agree with you more. In a perfect world, we would all be able to live in a wildlife habitat filled with native species. When that is not the case (which is true for most of us), we can do some things that allow us to fulfill our cultural needs while providing for the needs of wildlife. The hedgerow can do that.

And TheLorax, to know that someone is considering replacing a fence with a hedgerow because of something I wrote is the highest compliment possible. Thank you! You have made my day.

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By hazelnut on 02-07-2010, 02:39 PM

Along one side of my property is an osage orange hedgerow planted in the 1830s. Originally it was strung with hogwire - now embedded in the trees. Its purpose then was to restrain free-ranging hogs. Needless to say it is getting to the point where it needs to be refurbished!

Many of the original trees are horizontal but still growing, and the spaces are being filled with invasive privet. Maybe some native magnolias -- like the 'cow - cumber' tree, some dogwoods, and some hollies will do the trick. Maybe some native roses to to provide me with some rose hips along with the birds.

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