"Do you have a tutorial with WIP pics posted anywhere?"
I published it in an Ezine. Let me look around and see if I saved a copy of the article.
"Did you tear up the pads to create the hedge sections?"
Yes. As I said in my opening paragraph, I used 2 pair of pliers to rip the chunks from the pad. Onr pair to hold the pad and the second pliers to rip away chunks..
I probably have that article around here somewhere.