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hedge, ornamental or protective barrier composed of shrubs or small trees growing in close rows. The plants may be allowed to grow naturally or may be trimmed to various heights and shapes (see topiary work topiary work (tō`pēĕr'ē), pruning and training of shrubs and trees into ornamental shapes, used in landscape gardening. ..... Click the link for more information. ). In the temperate zone, thorny hedge plants include barberry, Osage orange, buckthorn, and hawthorn. Popular evergreen hedge plants are box, privet, azalea, yew, arborvitae, rhododendron, mountain laurel, and holly. Decorative deciduous shrubs often used are lilac, forsythia, mock orange, spiraea, euonymus, and viburnum. Hedges may also serve in erosion control, e.g., Rosa rugosa planted along highway embankments and the rows of poplars, hemlocks, and other trees planted as shelter belts. hedge a row of shrubs, bushes, or trees forming a boundary to a field, garden, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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What makes the work direct and unguarded is the absence of the irony that hedges bets and opens space for commentators to lark around in. Kaplan's Web site hedges bets on the future fates of dot-com companies," explains Wong. |
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