Water-Wise Hedging from Elveden Instant Hedge
Many people will be surprised to learn that mature hedges from Elveden Instant Hedge, actually need relatively little irrigation. Conventional horticulture decrees that transplanting large trees, shrubs or hedges makes them incredibly thirsty and that without copious amounts of water, they will not thrive. However, our waterefficient growing techniques mean that Elveden Instant Hedge – no matter which species are involved – require only a few minutes of drip fed irrigation every day, even in high summer. Read on to discover why...
Slower‘ Unforced’ Growth Means Hardier Plants
At Elveden Instant Hedge, our focus is on creating a quality product. Not just visually, but in terms of plant health, biosecurity, and climate change resilience. Our hedges are grown from UK-gathered seed whose parent plants are known to thrive in our unique climate. Seeds are nurtured into young whips which are then transplanted into the free-draining soil on our Suffolk nursery.
We allow our hedges to take their time to reach maturity. No forced growth. Just the right amount of good nutrients and careful monitoring of soil moisture levels. We do not want the plants to become overly dependent on irrigation, either do we want to drown the developing rootlets.
Mature Hedges Transplanted With Minimal Stress
Our production method involves nurturing a strong root system before encouraging the vegetative growth above the ground. By stimulating the production of a robust network of roots and root hairs, we grow hedges that are capable of making full use of even small amounts of soil moisture.
This not only supports our harvesting system and allows us to dispatch mature hedges with minimal to no packaging, it also creates a highly self-sufficient plant that makes good use of the water available to it.
Alongside our tried and tested nursery practices, our specialised harvesting machinery ensures minimal root disturbance. Meaning that Elveden Instant Hedges are barely stressed by the dispatch process.