Fedge

Quick meaning: Fedge is a noun meaning (horticulture) A fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.

Meaning

(horticulture) A fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.

Example Sentences

Ryan Kelly has a young fedge (a living willow hedge). Alan Jefferson has a boundary windbreak of substantial hawthorn. Both ask if I think it would be feasible or a good idea to plant roses to mingle with the hedging plants, and if so, what kind of rose would I suggest.

Fast growing and quick to take root, even from a cut stem, willow is a great sustainable resource that can be used to make living fences, or fedges – as well as retaining structures, arches, and arbours. The best time to make your own fedge is in the winter when the willow is dormant.

What do you get when you cross a fence with a hedge? The answer is a fedge, which you can make by weaving fresh willow branches together, with their bases nestled into moist soil so they take root and grow. You can start a fedge with willow or other woody cuttings gathered from woods or roadsides […]

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include quickwood, greenery, hedera, willow-weed, flowerbed, forb.

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