I came across an eventbrite listing for a hedgerow management talk with Nigel Adams of Countryside Management in the UK. The talk was full and closed but it prompted me to search for other possibilities.

We read about hedgerows when we read Sproutlands. A hedgerow is a fence and I’m reminded of that expression ‘good fences make good neighbors.’ I can speak personally to the concept that no fences can make bad neighbors. In response to my complaining about something, my neighbor suggested that if I didn’t like it, I should build a wall…

Hedgerows are a fence with a long history. They do require maintenance but they never require repainting… And they aren’t subject to much in the way of vandalism. The art of creating and maintaining hedgerows seems to have declined but like many things is coming around again. A hedgerow is created through the process of hedgelaying, which looks to me like weaving together sturdy shrubs and sometimes trees to create a living barrier that changes with the season and provides habitat for wildlife.

Poking around on eventbrite to say nothing of the internet in general uncovered all manner of information, videos, and trainings.