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-# Hedges
+This topic is part of [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]].
+====== Hedges ======
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-## What are hedges?
+===== What are hedges? =====
 Hedges are living boundaries made by planting a row of trees, and later cutting them in a special way and ‘laying’ the stems to create a hedge – a barrier that can last for thousands of years if maintained well. They’re more of a lowland phenomenon – with [dry stone walls](/drys/dry_stone_walling) often being used in higher areas such as the Yorkshire Moors and Dales.
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-## What are the benefits of hedges?
+===== What are the benefits of hedges? =====
 These days, it’s much cheaper and easier for a farmer to install a wire fence than to plant and manage a hedge. There are grants to encourage hedge planting and laying, but there are also plenty of benefits – for smallholders really, rather than industrial farms.
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-## What can I do?
+===== What can I do? =====
 You can decide to plant a hedge around your field, your smallholding or your urban garden (brick walls or fences with concrete posts don’t have the benefits mentioned above). If you’re serious, get a good book or attend a course (see resources). Search online for current grants for hedge planting and laying. Meanwhile here’s some basic information for inspiration.
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-## Further resources
+===== Forum =====
+This topic belongs to the section [[gt:gardening|Gardening, smallholding & farming]]. You can ask questions or add information on the corresponding [Forum section](https://forum.growingthecommons.org/t/gardening).
+===== Further resources =====
 - [National Hedgelaying Society](https://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/)
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 - [Illustrated guide to hedgerow network restoration](https://www.farminguk.com/content/knowledge/TIN085.pdf)
 - [Naturenet](https://naturenet.net/trees/hedgerow/) - attempt to interpret the hedgerows regulations
+===== Related topics =====
+- [[drys:Dry stone walling]]
+- [[hrdl:Hurdles]]
+- [[livs:livestock|Keeping livestock]]
+- [[ntaw:Nature awareness]]
+- [[mdws:meadows|Meadows, grassland and pasture]]
+- [[livw:Living willow structures]]
+- [[fenc:Fences]]
+- [[chsw:chainsaws|Chainsaws]]
+- [[gate:Gates|Gates & stiles]]
+- [[wodl:woodland management|Tree / woodland management]]
+- [[smho:Smallholding]]
-## Related topics
-## Specialist curators of this topic
+===== Specialist curators of this topic =====