Questions

I have a branch of a hawthorn tree covered in ivy which needs to be cut back as it is leaning over my house. I have kept an eye on it and can't see any activity of birds nesting in it but this does not rule out that they are not. When would it be safe to cut back the branch?

I planted a bare root Griselinia Hedge last March. I want to give it a boost when is the best time to feed it and what is the best feed to give it. It is quite long as I planted about 130 plants.