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    Paula is a WWOOFer - a volunteer on organic farms.

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    Low-impact & the city 6: how we got ourselves a living willow ‘fedge’ (half-fence, half-hedge)

    Paula Osthaus 21-Dec-2016

    We’ve wanted a living willow ‘fedge’ for a while. We have a firepit and a couple of compost ‘daleks’ at the end of the garden, and we wanted to cordon this area off, and hide the compost bins. A fedge is a cross between a fence and a hedge, and it’s alive. Read more

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