The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . , NX// J ?5 \^_, 9. SQUARE yollM ol 10. PYRAMIDAL FORM OF HEDGES. objection is, that the flat-topped hedges are more apt to getbare at the base. We have not the space to go into all the details of yearlypruning, until the hedge attains its full size in the fifth orsixth year. The periods of clipping are usually May andAugust; the May shearing being hard, cutting clean back topreserve the perfect inverted V shape, (pig. 10), and not theGothic arch, which some advise, but which always s
The Magazine of horticulture, botany, and all useful discoveries and improvements in rural affairs . , NX// J ?5 \^_, 9. SQUARE yollM ol 10. PYRAMIDAL FORM OF HEDGES. objection is, that the flat-topped hedges are more apt to getbare at the base. We have not the space to go into all the details of yearlypruning, until the hedge attains its full size in the fifth orsixth year. The periods of clipping are usually May andAugust; the May shearing being hard, cutting clean back topreserve the perfect inverted V shape, (pig. 10), and not theGothic arch, which some advise, but which always show aweak arm. Do not attempt to increase the hedge more thanSIX OE EIGHT inches a year. Limit it to three feet wide atthe base, and seven or eight feet high, if pruned in the py-ramidal form, and about eighteen inches wide if pruned inthe square style. If the work is well done, the surface ofverdure should be as smooth as a carpet. In conclusion, let us advise all who desire a good hedge tohave patience. Time, which accomplishes all things, willalone in this case perfect the work. 208 THE MAGAZ
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