"In the laying of a [hedgerow] live branches are cut partway through, leaving a section 'about as thick as a lamb’s tongue.' They are then bent over and held in place by 'ethers,' twined stems secured by stakes."
Text from "Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Hedgerows," September 1993, National Geographic magazine)