Dead hedge

In our grounds we are lucky enough to have quite a lot of trees, many of them quite elderly and so have a tendency to fall down in high winds. These include a lot of hazels which were coppiced many decades ago but have been left for a long time. This has caused their oldest limbs to get too big and

Tired of hauling garden debris? Save effort and landfill space, and encourage wildlife, by stacking and weaving it into a neat, out-of-the-way row as a passingly attractive “dead hedge.”

These Bronze Age cousins of traditional English hedgerows were once commonly made by people in Maine.

Ultimate wood stack wall – Floriade Flower Festival I have a deliberate long, low brash pile alongside a fence that makes cleaning up the garden convenient while saving space at the landfill.…

Dead hedges are formed from waste woody material. Posts are driven into the ground on either side of the hedge and stems cut from coppiced hazel or willow trees are woven between them to create a strong, durable structure. The base of the hedge is generally made up of larger pieces of cut wood or logs. This forms an ideal habitat for invertebrates such as beetles, which assist in breaking down the material.

A dead hedge is a fantastic way to add privacy and security to your home without spending a lot of money. Here's how to build a dead hedge fence.

Name derived from the name of a German ecologist, Herman Benjes, who brought this technique and its interests back into fashion, which has probably been used for millennia. The concept? Let's reintegrate dead wood into our gardens. It is invaluable and a source of life! Stack horizontally on the ground, up to 1.5 meters high,

In this way the dead hedge will slowly (and with relatively little effort) become a living hugel kulture hedgerow. Have any of you ever tried this technique?