Local guides
No generic hedging blog posts. These are the rules, species choices and local quirks that actually apply to Canterbury, the Blean fringe, and the downland villages — written by someone who works here.
Planting
Canterbury has lost a lot of box in the last fifteen years. The three replacements actually worth specifying, and the ones most nurseries push that don't work.
Read the guideRules & paperwork
Most of central Canterbury is in a conservation area. Most homeowners don't realise. What the section-211 rule actually catches — and the much longer list of what's exempt.
Read the guideWildlife & the law
If your garden backs onto the Blean fringe, there are protected dormice in the base of your hedge. What that changes about when and how you cut.
Read the guideMore on the way
A working contractor's species list for Canterbury's chalk-and-loam mix — what to plant, what to avoid, and when each cuts best. Coming soon.