Shrub hedges. Video
A hedge is a great alternative to site fences. Moreover, it has a number of advantages compared to an unsightly fence, a hedge will not only hide the site from prying eyes, but also greatly decorate it, blending into the surrounding landscape, and protect it from strong winds and uninvited guests.
There are a huge number of hedge options, many different plants are suitable for creating it. Before you start choosing them, decide on the task that she will perform. A hedge can serve as a fence that encloses an area from the roadway, separates various areas in the garden, it can also be used as a curb or cover unsightly structures, for example, the wall of a barn or garage.
Select deciduous shrubs or conifers to form a perimeter fence. The ideal option is wild rose, barberry or hawthorn. These plants are unpretentious, require minimal maintenance and at the same time grow very quickly.
Approximately 3-4 years after planting, you will receive an impassable thorny fence
Make a high hedge up to 3-4 m in height from hawthorn, Tatar maple, small-leaved elm. Plant seedlings at a distance of 0,5-1 m from each other in two rows, placing them in a checkerboard pattern. Start forming already approximately two weeks after planting. This will help the shrubs branch out more, and pruning will stimulate foliage growth.
Coniferous hedges are very beautiful all year round. Common spruce, thuja, Chinese juniper are perfect for this. If you plant thuja or spruce of several varieties with different colors of needles, you get an original hedge.
Formative pruning should be done at least twice a season in spring and autumn.
If you are too lazy or too lazy to prune and form a hedge, plant: – Irga canadian, – lilac, – mock orange, – grass. style.
From acacia, barberry, cotoneaster, chubushnik, spirea, you will get a magnificent low hedge, with which you can fence off areas in the garden, for example, a flower garden from the garden and vegetable garden, or create a secluded corner for relaxation, hidden from prying eyes.
A hedge of climbing rose, honeysuckle, honeysuckle, and girlish grapes will greatly decorate the garden. Such a hedge has an obvious plus, because these plants grow much faster than shrubs and trees. For example, already in the year of planting, the lashes of maiden grapes reach two meters, and a year later, beautiful foliage will cover the entire space. For these plants, you need to build a pergola or support wall.