Sentences with word «hedgerows»

Set in the heart of the village behind the privacy of a pretty white picket fence and manicured hedgerows sits a most unique residential building — a circular home with a conical roof.

There's a terrace, formal lawns, clipped hedgerows, vegetable and herb gardens, a croquet lawn, koi pond and a wildflower meadow.

An original William Morris design, one that draws on the Gothic Revival's interest in bold forms and strong colours, captures the essence of rural hedgerows a-buzz with summer activity.

It's not all lambs in fields and bunnies in hedgerows, nor is it only a time for deep - cleaning your house... although that can go hand - in - hand with bank holiday DIY projects and decorating in general!

«Introduce elements from the British countryside, such as foliage reminiscent of hedgerows,» says Craig Roman, head of visual merchandising at Dobbies.

If you're keen to get more wildlife in your garden replace ordinary fences with cultivated hedgerows.

Bright and colourful, this green wagon sits beautifully among hedgerows and greenery, with sweeping views across the Cornish countryside.

The house is surrounded by trees and hedgerows, as well as being set behind private gates, so it has total privacy from the neighbouring streets.

The specifics of what that means are still being ironed out, but the bill is likely to include soil health targets for soil health for farmers, as well as incentives for soil - friendly practices like crop rotation, cover crops, and the planting of hedgerows, wind breaks and other natural guards against erosion.

And why not grow organic food and mix it all up with native flowers, hedgerows and habitats so that biodiversity increases along with plant health?

For me, the proof of this programme was a visit yesterday from my father in law, not usually one to be interested in such things, who had seen the programme, loved it, and told me excitedly that he now knew that hedgerows could be productive, and that fossil fuels are running out.

If you go for a country walk you can often feel differences as you walk in fields, up hills, in hollows, by hedgerows, near dykes, lakes canal pathways etc..

And as for the hedge rows, forget it, they're long gone (no money to be made off of hedgerows).

Wildlife corridors are created through the maintenance of ditches, hedgerows, water sources and edges of fields.

The Prince loves trees and has planted 10,000 of them across the 37 acre property, along with 9 miles of hedgerows.

Promising soil management techniques include controlled grazing; mulching with organic matter; applying manure and biosolids; use of cover crops in the rotation cycle; agroforestry; contour farming; hedgerows; terracing; plastic mulch for erosion control; no - till or conservation tillage; retention of crop residue; appropriate use of water and irrigation; and integrated nutrient management, including the judicious use of chemical fertilizers.

Thomas Moran's views of the Grand Canyon and Constable's hedgerows and fields figure in the mix.

The Ann Korologos Gallery is honored to present the exhibition Andy Taylor — Fields and Hedgerows, opening with an artist's reception Friday, March 14, from 5 pm to 7 pm.

What seems amiss from among the attention to detail is the treatment of hedgerows in the game.

Walls and hedgerows to keep out poachers reflect Britain's centuries of class struggle; industrial encroachment and division.

Before the reef edge proper, there are «hedgerows» of branching coral.

Set on manicured one - acre grounds, bordered by Byron Bay Creek, deep green hedgerows and wrap - around balconies, the main house is flanked by three private cottages.

Lying on the South West Coastal Path, the hidden hamlet is collection of thatched cottages and winding lanes cloaked by hedgerows of wild flowers.

An explosion of colourful flowers and manicured hedgerows, these extensive gardens were designed by horticulture expert Jennie Butchart in the early twentieth century.

Stroll through the picturesque hedgerows of the Château de Villandry, wander through the whimsical castles of storybook Bavaria, or pick up tips from the green - fingered experts at the International Garden Festival in France.

Artist Dan Graham created this site - specific commission for the Met's Roof Garden, which is comprised of curves of steel and two - way mirrored glass set between ivy hedgerows.

The entire village, set amid 30 acres of land which includes a variety of diverse habitats, including wetland, woodland, a lake, hedgerows and wildflower meadows, is owned and run by Farmer Dave and his wife Pat.

Just like that, we were trekking through hedgerows and overgrown meadows, along cypress - cloistered lanes that led (as you promised) to views through iron gates of old, ornate houses, all seemingly deserted, their gardens luxuriant with oleander, poppies, and roses, teeming with bees.

But don't let this cause your horse to go searching for food in hedgerows and ditches that may contain hazardous materials that your horse may consume.

In between come the battles in the hedgerows of Normandy, the breakout at St. - Lô, the Falaise Gap, Patton tearing through France, the liberation of Paris, the attempt to leap the Rhine in Operation Market - Garden, the near - miraculous German recovery, the battles around Metz and in the Hurtgen Forest, the Battle of the Bulge — the biggest battle in the history of the U.S. Army — the capture of the bridge at Remagen, and finally the overrunning of Germany.

What he knew was steeplechasing and foxhunting and the tame lanes and hedgerows of Rutland.

A gentle breeze stirred the hedgerows and Sam briefly caught the scent of wild honeysuckle before the air was still once more.

Forward visibility is particularly good, so it's surprisingly easy to thread the Discovery along narrow urban streets or between tight hedgerows.

The Ford Focus RS is finally blitzing across American soil after exclusively blasting around European hedgerows and rally circuits.

This only makes the way World Rally winner, Kris Meeke, can dance his Citroën DS3 WRC car between the hedgerows an even more impressive sight, especially from the passenger seat.

In his unique Finds and Discoveries column, which has appeared regularly since we started publishing 30 years ago, Mike Worthington - Williams chronicles an astounding variety of older vehicles salvaged from barns, collapsing sheds, farmyards, hedgerows and even the open desert all over the world.

Volvo's test route, consisting of narrow Cotswold roads and tall hedgerows, precluded any real assessment of the car's handling capabilities.

Some of the most memorable drives of my life have been with the roof down on a clear, early Sunday morning with the sound of a 6cyl rattling off the hedgerows.

This is quickly followed by the first daffodils, and here they are everywhere, growing wild in the country as they emerge from hedgerows and pop up in fields to make our walks just that little bit prettier.

To date, the efforts we have supported have culminated in tens of thousands of acres of habitat and many miles of hedgerows.

«These rarer species could be helped by targeting planting on land near existing colonies and improving the plant quality of existing buffer strips and hedgerows.»

With habitats such as hedgerows and hay meadows in decline in many countries, fewer nest sites are available — leading to more competition.

Hedgerows and wildflowers sound like the province of mild - mannered gardeners puttering about in floppy hats.

Kremen is hoping to prove not just that her hedgerows attract bees, which is already clear, but also that they are increasing the overall number and diversity of bees in the area rather than siphoning bees from elsewhere.

«When your crop is flowering, you don't want the hedgerows to be more attractive.»

Mostly the animals are lone escapees, but a number of species — especially reptiles — have gone loose often enough that they've formed free - roaming populations that reproduce amid the imported mango groves and ornamental hedgerows.

A review of some of the ways of these interlopers is provided by Charles Nelson of the National Botanic Gardens in Dublin, who tells the story of the fuchsia, an American native which has been running wild in the hedgerows of the west of Ireland since the 1850s.

Bruce Rominger, who farms onions in Yolo County, California, has interlaced his crops with hedgerows of native plants, including buckwheat and willow.

They now have a list of native California plants, such as redbud (Cercis occidentalis) and wild asters, which can be combined to create ideal hedgerows, providing pollen - rich blooms from early spring to late autumn.

Cloud shadows sweep across copses and hedgerows, and all around you the bucolic landscape is punctured only by... a passel of volcanoes.