Heckensaum

English translation: hedgerow margins

10:36 Sep 25, 2019
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Botany / Gartengestaltung/Insekten
German term or phrase: Heckensaum
Full sentence:
Trockene Wegränder und bunte Heckensäume mit Kleearten wie Hornklee und Kronwicke im Offenland, in Parklandschaften und Gärten sind die Welt des Hauhechel-Bläulings.

I know what a Heckensaum is and looks like (=the area surrounding/under a hedgerow), there are many examples in Google Image Search, but I cannot for the life of me find an English expression for it that is not just a description of the term.
Is there a word for this?
I'd appreciate any help.
Julia Lindsey
Austria
English translation:hedgerow margins
Explanation:
I'd doubt there is a single word to suit, in which case generalisation may be your best friend.
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Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:23
Grading comment
Thank you! I think for a general meaning, this is the most suitable.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2hedgerow margins
Chris Pr
4edges of hedgerows
Michael Martin, MA
3hedgerow border / hedgerow fringe
Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)


Discussion entries: 11





  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
hedgerow margins


Explanation:
I'd doubt there is a single word to suit, in which case generalisation may be your best friend.

Chris Pr
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you! I think for a general meaning, this is the most suitable.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gordon Matthews: Like you, Chris, I don't know of a single specific word in English. I was thinking of posting "bases of hedges" as an answer, but I think "hedgerow margins" is better.
58 mins

agree  Björn Vrooman: Here's an example in German (p. 11): https://www.bio-suisse.ch/media/de/pdf2015/Landwirtschaft/he... and in English (p. 1): http://planning.highpeak.gov.uk/portal/servlets/AttachmentSh...
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hedgerow border / hedgerow fringe


Explanation:
supposing this is a planted area
see also
https://ronaquirkybirdgardener.blogspot.com/2016/05/native-w...
https://www.pinterest.com/OderingsGC/hedging-and-border-idea...
https://www.greenwoodnursery.com/blog/7-best-plants-edging-w...




Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X)
Germany
Local time: 10:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
edges of hedgerows


Explanation:
Compare with this:
"Cow parsley grows in sunny to semi-shaded locations in meadows and at the edges of hedgerows and woodland." https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/common-plant-of-hedgerows....

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): I very nearly agree, but this is where the butterfly flutters by, not where it is planted...//I can't somehow see cow parsley dancing all around the hedgerow...
1 hr
  -> Seems like a weird distinction to make. Would you call edges of hedgerows something else if you switched context from vegetation to butterflies?
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