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Bubble hedge: how to find the perfect solution for any garden or summer cottage. Ways to decorate your garden and protect it from prying eyes and animals.
Features of a vesicle hedge
Today, a fence can be built not only from materials offered by hardware stores. The best option is to create a hedge. The manor with such decor acquires a special charm and originality. And caring for a living fence is no more difficult than caring for ordinary zucchini or cucumbers. No less attractive is the cost of building a fence, which can vary in color. It is these factors that make the vesicle more and more popular in our country.
The benefits of the plant include the following:
- unpretentiousness in care;
- color difference;
- disease resistance;
- climatic versatility;
- affordability (there are budget and expensive options);
- reliable protection against dust and penetration of animals into the area;
- the possibility of zoning the estate.
The best varieties of vesicle for hedges
For the construction of a hedge, several varieties of vesicle are suitable. They are combined into two color groups – yellow-leaved and red-leaved.
Diablo
Diablo is a vesicle that grows up to 300 cm in height. The culture has glossy leaves, painted in purple-red. Planting in dark areas allows you to modify the foliage: it becomes greener, and reddish spots break through only in places.
Summer Wine
Summer Wine – the bushes of this vesicle reach 200 cm in height. The spring period allows you to admire the wine-red foliage, which reflects the name of the plant. In summer, its color changes to green.
Red Baron
Red Baron – the viburnum vesicle also reaches a height of two meters, blooms with pink buds, and red berries appear during ripening.
Luteus
Luteus is a viburnum vesicle that reaches a height of 3 meters. The plant has a green-yellow foliage color (if it grows in the shade) or bright yellow when the plant is placed in areas exposed to the sun.
Dart’s Gold
Dart’s Gold – the growth of such a bush is half the size of the previous variety. When blooming, the leaves have an orange color, in the summer they turn green, and in the fall they turn bronze tones.
How to plant a hedge from a vesicle
In order for a hedge from a viburnum vesicle to please the eye for a long time, it is necessary to plant it correctly. The first step is to focus on buying seedlings.
- the purchase must be made in specialized stores;
- planting material must have appropriate certificates;
- it is better to choose seedlings that grew in containers and other containers – in this case, the plant can be planted at any time of the year (except winter).
The next step is choosing a suitable location. The shrub prefers sunny areas with good soil that quickly absorbs moisture and oxygen. With a lack of trace elements in the soil, there is a need for top dressing.
When planting a hedge, you should dig a trench 50 – 60 cm deep. In it, it will be possible to more conveniently adjust the interval between shrubs. When using planting holes, a living fence can grow with clearings.
Before planting, it is important to arrange a drainage system. To do this, pebbles or expanded clay are laid out at the bottom of the trench. The excavated soil can be mixed with mineral fertilizer in a container. After the plants are planted in a trench, the prepared substrate is poured onto the roots, slightly pressing down. After planting, the ground must be carefully shed and laid out a layer of mulch (sawdust, peat, etc.). Watering is carried out regularly so that the soil is always moist. After the roots get stronger and the plant is accepted, the frequency of watering is reduced.
How to care for a blister hedge
The hedge of the viburnum vesicle, as seen in the photo, looks very rich and quite peculiar. Proper care will help ensure the aesthetic beauty of the planting. The plant is not demanding in care, but some of the nuances of growing still need to be considered.
Trimming
In order for the bush to be completely covered with foliage, and not just its upper part, it is necessary to regularly prune the plant. Many gardeners believe that this manipulation leads to accelerated growth of hedges. In fact, this circumstance does not affect the growth rate in any way. With proper pruning, the vesicle becomes denser, the branches and root system of the shrub are strengthened.
Standard pruning rules:
- Pruning of the vesicle should be carried out in the first spring after planting.
- Leave at the same time only 15 – 20 cm of the plant.
- A year later, the procedure should be repeated, at which time the backbone of the shrub will become more powerful and durable, and the branches will grow 30-40 cm in different directions. It is necessary to cut off half of the newly grown branches. The side parts are cut only by 7 – 8 cm.
To ensure an aesthetically correct appearance, the shrub should be cut twice.
- The first time they carry out a sanitary “cleaning” of the plant. In early spring, remove all branches that have dried or frozen;
- The second trim is formative. It is carried out until the 4th year of the plant’s life every season 3-4 times. During this period, it is important to cut off the upper shoots so that the sides can grow with full force. Starting from the 5th year, a hedge bush is formed, already based on the wishes of the gardener. It can be given almost any shape.
Feed
Since the hedge grows in a continuous row, the nutrients in the soil are quickly exhausted, and the introduction of useful trace elements becomes problematic. Therefore, gardeners must fertilize the plant on time at regular intervals.
- Before carrying out a sanitary cutting of a bush, it is necessary to apply nitrogenous top dressing. You can use 2 tbsp. l. urea mixed with 1 liter of mullein, 20 liters of water and ammonium nitrate.
- In the autumn, mineral fertilizers are applied, which have a beneficial effect on plant growth and disease resistance.
- Mulching with rotten compost is also carried out.
Watering
Constant watering is necessary for young seedlings. Without enough moisture, the plant may die. Therefore, after planting a hedge, the vesicle is watered every other day.
When the hedge gets stronger, the frequency of watering is reduced. In the dry season and in the presence of infertile land, the vesicle is watered twice a week. With sufficient rainfall, watering is completely canceled. Each plant bush requires at least 35 liters of water.
Wintering
Despite their unpretentiousness and frost resistance, young seedlings can freeze in the first year of life. Therefore, they must be insulated before the onset of cold weather. Mulching is carried out with any suitable material – hay, peat, humus, sawdust, etc.
If a vesicle hedge is planted in a region with harsh winters, then it is better to shelter the shrub from the cold. A small layer of sawdust sprinkled at the roots of the hedge is enough for the plant to successfully overwinter.
disease
Looking at a photo of a vesicle hedge, many gardeners are wondering how disease resistant this plant is. With proper care, the shrub rarely undergoes the development of pathologies. There are only a few possible diseases:
- Chlorosis. The foliage turns yellow, and the young bushes dry up at the tip. Lack of nitrogen, iron or magnesium deficiency can lead to such a problem;
- Leaf spotting. It also occurs with a lack of useful trace elements and with waterlogging of the soil.
Timely application of fertilizers, loosening of the soil and compliance with the irrigation regime will help to avoid all of the above problems.
Hedge Gardening Tips
The vesicle hedge can be of different heights and completely different shapes. Experienced gardeners have their own recommendations for creating such a landscape solution.
- At the first pruning, it is necessary to leave at least 5 buds on each branch so that they let out foliage, and the hedge does not seem “liquid” in the first season.
- Up to 4 years, the fence must be cut along a stretched rope. This will help to correctly form an even row, and will also become a way of securing against incorrect pruning.
- After growing up, the bush should not be given exotic forms. The fence should be dense and durable in appearance. When cutting the lower parts, there is a risk that the shrub will begin to rapidly grow branches upwards. If you want to create an unusual shape, you should work only with the upper part of the bush.
Conclusion
A vesicle hedge is an ideal solution for large areas. With its help, you can divide the estate into zones, set aside a place to relax and simply protect yourself from the prying eyes of curious neighbors and passers-by.
