When is the best time of year to prune an overgrown beech hedge? Ours is too high and wide and is beginning to block a pathway, but I’m worried about damaging it if I cut it back too hard.

People sometimes wonder where these tablets of stone come from and the answer is from observation and experience. Beech shoots keep growing from May to July, then stop. During that period, I think the ...

The beech used is the same plant — Fagus sylvatica — as the tree, though you can also make a hedge from Copper Beech. Source one from a hedging specialist and you'll get plants that are the right size ...