From the team at Gardeners' World Magazine
Find out how to plant up a mixed hedge for birds, pollinators and other wildlife, in our step-by-step guide.
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Hedges provide many opportunities for wildlife to flourish, by providing shelter, food, nest sites and more.
As well as this, they form a natural barrier against unwanted visitors, a baffle against noise and wind, and a lovely tapestry of colour that changes with the seasons.
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