Kitchen Garden

PRIME TIME FOR HEDGES

Although hedges do require regular maintenance you’ll find that they repay the effort, especially if you can gather a harvest from them at the same time. They have a number of advantages over traditional fencing, too.

■ They look good, and if evergreen can give a lush green backdrop to your veg plot and borders all

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