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This ecological treatise contends that hedgerows, wooden barriers, and other natural boundaries play a vital role in the conservation of biodiversity and the scenic quality of the countryside, one which synthetic barriers like chain-link fences and barbed wire cannot fill. Capturing both the practical and the poetic elements of these shrubbery choices, this work incorporates fictional elements to reveal how natural materials connect humans with the outdoors. Both revolutionary and timeless, the philosophy of hedgelaying undermines many assumptions of modern life and offers a symbiotic attitude toward nature and landscapes.

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The importance of a structural restoration of beautiful countryside elements is demonstrated in a highly convincing way. The book masterfully draws the reader's attention to the subject of hedges and hedgerows. Landleven/Country Life The importance of a structural restoration of beautiful countryside elements is demonstrated in a highly convincing way. The book masterfully draws the reader's attention to the subject of hedges and hedgerows. -- Landleven/Country Life

The importance of a structural restoration of beautiful countryside elements is demonstrated in a highly convincing way. The book masterfully draws the reader's attention to the subject of hedges and hedgerows. -- Landleven/Country Life

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Marius de Geus is a professor of political theory and legal theory at the University of Leiden. Thomas van Slobbe is a director of the Dutch National Project on the Reintroduction of Hedges and Hedgerows.

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