Such beautiful folktales and knowledge! I had read that in America, George Washington tried to get farmers to plant hedgerows which he admired about England's rural landscape. He advocated that it would save wood and create more food, but the farmers preferred the easy split rail fences that are so iconic now. It's such a shame the idea didn't take off here. I love hedgerows as their multipurpose functions.
Oh imagine how pretty hedgerows would have been on American farms!! I wish we had that tradition here in Australia too, hedgerows with native species would be fabulous!
Such beautiful folktales and knowledge! I had read that in America, George Washington tried to get farmers to plant hedgerows which he admired about England's rural landscape. He advocated that it would save wood and create more food, but the farmers preferred the easy split rail fences that are so iconic now. It's such a shame the idea didn't take off here. I love hedgerows as their multipurpose functions.
Oh imagine how pretty hedgerows would have been on American farms!! I wish we had that tradition here in Australia too, hedgerows with native species would be fabulous!