Category Archives: Trees
Trees for Cities (…and remember that hedges are trees too)
Trees for Cities are a nice charity who aim to help people to plant more urban trees, which is a great cause as trees make a big difference to the urban environment. Their website is here: http://www.treesforcities.org/ It’s also worth … Continue reading
Filed under Gardening Thoughts, Hedges and Biodiversity, Trees
More Autumn Leaf Patterns
My mum sent me this picture of some leaves which she had taken in the garden after doing a bit of artful arranging…
Filed under Gardening Thoughts, Trees, Woodland
A Skeleton in the Cherry Tree
My daughter gets excited about Halloween, and has been decorating. Thus far we have: 1. Cobweb design plastic table cloth 2. Several chains of pumpkin and skull decorations on the mantlepiece and bookshelves. Also in the hall. 3. Carved pumpkin … Continue reading
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Owls in Highgate Wood
My journey home from work involves riding my bike across the edge of Queens Wood (which is the slightly quieter part of Highgate Woods, on the slope down towards Crouch End). At this point of the year I am doing … Continue reading
The Hundred Acre Wood
I have brought my daughter for a day out in Ashdown Forest in the hope of getting some sense of what the original wildwood looked like. The first hedges were, of course, created as assart hedges, the remnants of ancient … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Hedges, Rural Britain, Trees, Woodland
Greek hedges and trees
I was recently in Kefalonia for a week’s holiday. Inevitably a few of my holiday pictures ended up being of hedges and trees, so here are a few thoughts, based on entirely unscientific observations of the immediate area I was … Continue reading
Filed under Everyday Hedges, Trees
When is a Row of Trees a Hedge?
Sometimes it’s interesting to see the internet searches that bring people to this blog. The above question was one of them yesterday. It’s a pretty hard question to answer precisely – I’ve got a whole chapter in the book called … Continue reading
Filed under Historical Hedges, The Hedge Philosopher, Trees
Random thoughts about trees
I mostly spent the long weekend gardening and walking in the woods (Trent Park, on the very edge of the green belt). So here’s a few random thoughts about trees. Lilac: Our neighbour’s is in full bloom. Beautiful, but seems … Continue reading
Filed under Everyday Hedges, Historical Hedges, Trees
