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Anyone ever been on one of these and more importantly, any chaps? Did you enjoy it? Mr VVG always hovers around the hurdling stands, but hedge laying is being offered at a country park for £50 (?) over a weekend soon. Are these any good and will it hold enough interest for a secret hurdler like my grown up cub scout?
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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My father taught me how to hedge lay a few years ago, personally I fancy doing a course on dry stone walling. There really isn't anything special about hedge laying, its a simple process which gets easier with practise. £50 is alright, but its something you could learn the basis of in about an hour.
This is only my personal opinion, before some professional hedge layers come along and shout me down.I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus. -
I also fancy doing a butchery course.
Where is the missus when she should be over my shoulder watching what I'm saying...I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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I saw in one of the River Cottage episodes, HFW being shown how to do it and it didn't look overly complicated. If you have a hedge that needs attention, seems to me it would be a good way of learning on someone else's hedge before destroying yours.Comment
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Hedge laying like all other skills has levels of competence,so it depends what your hubby wants to do after the training,a mate looked into it a few years back & concluded that the best for him was a four day course,but that was considerably dearer than £50.
If he wants to make hurdles (as in fence sections) then his best bet would be a course in wickerwork,as it is the same principle just more heavy duty.He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity
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Yes and that was the idea I had in mindOriginally posted by Aberdeenplotter View Post
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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It's a two dayer - five hours each day, so ten hours in total...plus I could go shopping then get the hedge done at home - no cost. It's a mix of everything, hawthorn, holly and elder.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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and you could always give him the course as a christamas pressie
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Check if he needs to take his own billhook or if are they supplied in the cost
He who smiles in the face of adversity,has already decided who to blame
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Ta lads and yes I am thinking an additional pressie.Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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A hook it is then.
I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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Yes Send Mr VVG off hedgelaying - he'll love it!! And so will you
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I'm trying hard not to say it.....
Nope, who's hedge?I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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Tut tut, Mikey
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What?
VC you are naughty, I only mean't who's hedge would he be laying.
What are you like...
I'm only here cos I got on the wrong bus.Comment
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