A hedge is a fence formed of living trees or shrubs. Hedges are often composed of one or more of the following: Hawthorn, crab, blackthorn, holly, privet, beech, hornbeam, maple, barberry, furze, broom, alder, poplar, willow, yew, box, arborvitae, sweet-briar, etc. Although superior to dry-stone walls, they take up much room, and exhaust the soil to some extent. Hedges are probably more common in England than in any other country, though they were not very common in England until the close of the seventeenth century. Research Hedge
The Hesketh is a range of hand-made British motorcycles first developed in 1980 at the estate of Lord Hesketh, a company being formed in 1981 to produce the motorcycles, this company failed in its first year and Lord Hesketh stepped in and in 1982 a new company was formed from the engineers and employees of the old company and the company now trades as Broom Development Engineering, based in Northamptonshire.
The Hesketh range of motorcycles are all based around an air cooled 90 degree Vee-twin engine (in 2009 this was 1100 cc (earlier engines were a little smaller at 1000cc) and a five speed gearbox. A 1200 cc engine was also later produced, but all the engines are fundamentally the same. Research Hesketh
The Hesketh Vortan is a very limited edition hand-made British motorcycle produced to customer orders by Broom Development Engineering. The Hesketh Vortan is based upon the HeskethVulcan, but each individual bike is hand tailored to the desires of the buyer. Research Hesketh Vortan
A hickory-broom is a type of broom, once popular in America, comprised of a thick hickory-wood handle which is shaved down, the long thin shavings still attached at one end of the stick being bent over and bound into a besom head. Research Hickory-Broom
The Broom-tip (Chesias rufata) is a moth of the family Geometridae with a wing span of between 28 and 32 mm found in warmer parts of Europe in open pine forests and on hillsides rich in broom. Two generations re produced flying from April to June and July to August. Research Broom-Tip
Broom is the popular name of several allied genera of shrubs of the family Leguminosae. In Britain the name is generally applied to Cytisus scoparius, a shrub with erect, green, angled, tough spineless stems and numerous small alternate leaves which are lanceolate below and trifoliate in the upper parts of the stems. The flowers are large, yellow and grow singularly in the upper leaf axils. Research Broom
The Broom Moth (Ceramica pisi) is a moth of the family Noctuidae with a wing span of between 32 and 37 mm peculiar to sub-montane habitats in central and northern Europe across Asia to the Far East. A single generation is produced flying for a short time between May and June. Research Broom Moth
Butcher's Broom (Ruscus) is a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae. The flowers are dioecious and of a green colour, and rise from branchlets dilated in the form of leaves. It is a shrubby evergreen plant, with angular stems. There are several species: Ruscus aculeatus, or the common butcher's broom, a British plant, takes its name from formerly being used by butchers to sweep their blocks. Research Butcher's Broom
Cytisus is a genus of leguminous shrubs of the sub-order Papilionaceae, of the which the common broom is one of the best known British species. The members of the genus are shrubs or small trees, sometimes spiny, with leaves composed of three leaflets, and with yellow, purple, or white flowers. They belong to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and are very ornamental plants. A common species is the common laburnum (Cytisus Laburnum). Another species is the Alpinelaburnum (Cytisus alpinus).
*D'Arcy Spice D'Arcy Spice is an old russet apple once very popular in East Anglia. The full spicy flavour is best after a warm summer and the fruit stores extremely well, keeping until May. Research Cytisus
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