This Saturday, we planted a hedge between the shared garden plots and the large plots of the Agrolab. It is not yet very visible, but, undoubtedly, it will grow!
A hedge is a fence made of live plants (trees, thorny shrubs, lianas). It also goes by the name of diversified hedge, ecological hedge, or country hedgerow when it consists of multiple species. Indeed, a hedge composed of different species is much more beneficial to the environment than hedgerows monospecific (single species), which are more susceptible to disease, climatic variations and are less well stocked than hedges involving various species . On the other hand, they cause an environmental depletion of the low fauna that they host. We know particularly cedar hedges are heavily used as they are very compact. For us, this is “green concrete”!
On Agrocité, the hedge is made of planted hazel, dogwood, plum, St. Lucia cherry, peach, broom, Europe charcoal, willow-wicker, all of which bring many benefits. Obviously, it separates two visually distinct spaces, but it also helps fight against soil erosion, improve water filtration and absorbs excess chemicals. The willow-wicker, because they are renewed very quickly, produce wood for use as fuel, to heat us while we will be eating this summer the first crop of fruit trees. This is both a shelter and a food source for small wildlife, and this, to support biodiversity.
