AT A GLANCE
Which plants are suitable for planting under the privet hedge?
- Small periwinkle and golden strawberry
- Purplebells and elf flower
- male fern and spleen fern
- lily of the valley and winterlings
- Japan-sedge and bearskin grass
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Underplant a privet hedge with groundcover
So that the soil in which the privet is rooted does not dry out so quickly, it makes sense to plant ground covers underneath. Even ground covers that spread and form a kind of carpet over time are ideal. Superficially, this is what counts bad lighting conditions tolerated and the privet in terms of water and nutrients little compete. Among other things, the following are suitable:
- fat man
- Small periwinkle
- Carpet knotweed
- ivy
- golden strawberry
- creeping medlar
Underplant a privet hedge with perennials
Since the privet belongs to the flat-rooted species, you should be careful when planting perennials underneath. Focus on shallow-rooted plants, which produce pretty flowers at best and light up in the presence of the dark-leaved privet. These semi-shade-tolerant perennials are predestined:
- sunroses
- Evergreen candytuft
- elf flower
- Caucasus forget-me-not
- Purplebells
Underplant a privet hedge with ferns
Ferns also look appealing at the base of a privet hedge. However, large ferns are out of place here. Therefore, limit yourself to the smaller specimens that come with at times dry soils and low sun exposure know how to handle. The following ferns are suitable for planting under a Ligustrum vulgare hedge:
- male fern
- Polypody
- spleenwort
- lady fern
- Small Shield Fern
Underplant a privet hedge with bulbous plants
Onion plants can almost at any time be planted as underplanting on the privet hedge. You need the onions not deep to put in the ground. Since the privet is visually very simple and is mainly present with its green foliage, numerous bulbous plants go well with it. Whether white, yellow, violet or another color - they all come into their own in the vicinity of the privet hedge:
- lily of the valley
- winterlings
- snowdrop
- hyacinths
- Dwarf Daffodils
Underplant a privet hedge with grass
Grasses contrast the privet hedge quite enchantingly and enclose the root area with its multitude of emerging culms. In addition push away them with their robustness and assertiveness weed effectively. However, make sure that the grasses are shade-tolerant and do not grow larger than 40 cm.
- Japan sedge
- mountain sedge
- bearskin grass
- Japanese mountain grass
Tip
Implement underplanting as early as possible
Plan well in advance and well thought out. It is advisable to place the underplanting as early as possible. Otherwise you can injure the shallowly spread roots of the privet.
