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Theo's avatar

Second idea: hornbeam comes into leaf in the Middle of autumn. We planted daffodils at the roots of the trees. They are flowering before the hedge turns green. When the daffodils have expended their flowers, the remaining green leafs Will be hidden by the new foliage.

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Casey B. Head's avatar

Picturing a manicured English garden in a generation or two.

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Theo's avatar

In our previous house, the garden had a double row hornbeam hedge. The inner row, the One facing you was not cut straight, but meandered horizontally and vertically. So, you’d get bulbous shape shifting’ like traditional english hedges. Very pretty effect, not more work when clipping the hedge.

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Second idea: hornbeam comes into leaf in the Middle of autumn. We planted daffodils at the roots of the trees. They are flowering before the hedge turns green. When the daffodils have expended their flowers, the remaining green leafs Will be hidden by the new foliage.

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