A hedge or hedgerow's a line of closely spaced shrubs and tree species, planted and trained in such a way as to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area. Hedges used to separate a road from adjoining fields or one field from another, and of sufficient age to incorporate larger trees, are known as hedgerows. It's also a simple form of Topiary. Many hedgerows separating fields from lanes in England, Ireland and the Low Countries are estimated to have been in existence for more than seven… (More on Hedge)