Hedge Laying Course (North Somerset Style)

Instructor: Jeremy Weiss

Location: South Devon Steiner School, near Dartington

Cost: £50

Time: 7 hours

This day course is for hedge layers of all standards. Whether you have never picked up a billhook before, are a professional hedgelayer, or somewhere in between, there is always something to learn.

North Somerset style is great for hedges that are growing from ground level, ie: they are not on a bank. This style uses stakes that alternate from one side of the hedge to the other, securing the tops of the pleachers between them.

The course will include safety considerations, cutting and laying the hedge, securing the hedge using stakes, and trimming up.

There will also be time to answer your questions on topics such as alternatives to hedge laying, restoring badly neglected hedges, the cultural, historical and environmental important of hedges, the hedge as a resource and the use of brash to make biochar.

You are welcome to bring your own tools if you have them already, or we can lend you some for the day.

To book a place please click here.