The town’s coastal setting and clay soil give hedge maintenance in Bexhill a few quirks of its own: salt on the seafront, and strong growth in the sheltered gardens behind the hill. We look after hedges right across Bexhill, taking in Sidley, Little Common, Cooden, and Collington, and we suit each job to the hedge and where it stands. What follows is a look at the local conditions and how we approach the work.
Seaside Town, Clay Ground
The lie of the land drives a lot of hedge maintenance in Bexhill. Bexhill-on-Sea rises from the seafront to the Old Town on the hill, so shelter changes as you move inland: gardens down by the front take the salt off the Channel, while those behind the hill are better protected. Under most of the town sits Wadhurst clay, a heavy, moisture-holding ground that keeps hedges growing strongly through spring and summer. A Bexhill hedge often grows fast, then, but needs the right species and a sensible cut wherever it faces the wind.