The ever present bright yellow flowers of Gorse may seem fairly insignificant but the smell can whisk you away to a tropical paradise. Gorse ( Ulex europaeus ) can be found growing along motorway embankments, colonising scrub and hillside and is a common shrub in many UK hedgerows. Although the plant is meant to flower from midwinter to June, our generally milder … [Read more...] about Gorse smells of coconut
Hedges
Hedge laying champion
A champion hedge layer has scored a century after he won his 106th hedge laying competition. At 68, Geoff Sumner is one of Leicestershire’s most skilled hedge layers with a career spanning 52 years. Geoff has lain between 30 to 40 miles of hedge across Leicestershire as well as Rutland, competing in various competitions from local to national level and was proclaimed … [Read more...] about Hedge laying champion
Exmoor Hedge Funds
Cash prizes of up to £200 are up for grabs in the 2009/10 Exmoor Hedge Competition. The competition has a junior class for people up to 25 years of age and a senior class for 25 and older and is run by Exmoor National Park Authority in partnership with the Devon Hedge Group and the Somerset Hedge Group. Tara Wright from Exmoor National Park Authority said: “We are looking … [Read more...] about Exmoor Hedge Funds