Why Build a Dead Hedge?
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Join Wild Ones Tri-State Driftless Area as we hear from Shannon McGaw about dead hedges.
Dead hedges have been around for hundreds of years, initially built using sturdy limbs to delineate between properties. The hedge is filled between two rows of upright limbs with garden debris. The hedge material then creates spaces for all kinds of bugs, animals, and other critters to live and flourish as well as creates a windbreak allowing new plants to thrive. Anyone can easily build a dead hedge in their yard using the available detritus from gardening efforts and keeping it out of the landfill.
Shannon has been an avid gardener off and on for several years. To her utter delight, she moved into a new house already having a dead hedge in the back yard! So began her journey to become more knowledgeable about what a dead hedge is and what it can do for all kinds of native wildlife!