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Kezia Reynolds

Experts warn gardeners to trim their hedges now, before 1st March, or risk breaking the law — everything you need to know

A young Blackbird sat in a Flowering Cherry tree.

If you’ve got any landscaping tasks to complete, now is the time to do it, as experts warn that cutting your hedges back after 1 March, could land you a hefty fine.

If you've been wondering, 'when should I cut my hedge back?' the answer is this week. If you leave chopping back your hedges any later you could land yourself in trouble as you could potentially be disturbing or destroying a bird's nest as we enter nesting season.

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