Attention all gardeners! 🌿🌼 Monty Don, the nation’s beloved gardening guru, has an important tip for those eager to tidy up their hedges. Before you reach for those shears, hold off until late summer to ensure you’re not disturbing some of our feathered friends! 🐦🌳
Many UK birds like robins, house sparrows, and wrens cleverly make hedges their nesting spots during the spring and early summer. Pruning too soon could lead to disrupting their homes, not to mention it could land you in some legal trouble since it’s illegal to harm active nests.
Monty shared that the safest time for hedge trimming to protect young birds is during the winter months or late summer when they are fully fledged. So, if you want to keep your hedges neat and nature-friendly, aim for late August for a trim session. Besides being a garden-maintenance must, it’s a great way to support local wildlife.
Remember, taking care of your hedges doesn’t mean you can’t lend a hand to our birds. A little patience goes a long way in keeping your garden both lush and lively! 🌿🐦💚
Let’s keep our gardens thriving and our birds chirping! 🎶💚 Share this with your green-thumbed friends to spread the word!