Considerations Before Planting
Before choosing the bushes, there are a few questions you should consider and consider Plan the hedge precisely:
- Does the enclosure serve purely as a privacy screen or does the hedge have a predominantly creative function?
- Do you want shrubs that grow quickly but that need topiary pruning at least twice a year?
- Do you need a little more patience until the green wall has reached the desired height? This then only has to be cut once a year.
- What is the nature of the soil like?
- Should the hedge be opaque all year round or do you want light to penetrate the garden in winter?
- Do you prefer a uniform image or do you find flowering, varied planting beautiful?
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Create green hedges
Below we would like to introduce you to some evergreen and deciduous hedge plants and their properties:
| Hedge plant | properties |
|---|---|
| Tree of Life (Thuja) | Due to its dense and rapid growth, it is very suitable as a privacy screen. No special demands on the floor. Trees of life should not be pruned too much, however, as they can become bald. |
| liguster | Only sheds the leaves towards the end of winter. The different varieties have different leaf colors. |
| Barberry | There are over 400 species of this hedge plant, some of which shed their leaves in winter. The small thorns make pruning difficult. However, it offers a density Barberry hedge also good protection against intruders. |
| Field maple | Forms very dense hedges, which are a feast for the eyes due to the beautiful foliage. No privacy protection in winter as the maple sheds its leaves in autumn. Unproblematic cut. |
| Hornbeam | Grows tight and fast. The pretty jagged leaves are only partially shed in autumn. Hornbeam hedges should be pruned twice a year. |
| Copper beech | The reddish foliage is an attractive contrast to other plants. However, heavy clay soils and waterlogging do not please the plant. |
Blooming hedges
Hedge plantings can also bloom and enchant with their scent. When designing these hedges, you can let your creativity run free, but you should always pay attention to it make sure that the bushes are suitable for the intended use and the nature of the soil and the location fit.
Make sure you draw a planting plan in which you take into account the planting spacing, especially in the case of mixed flower hedges.
Plants that do very well in flowering hedges are:
- Forsythia,
- Splendid spar,
- Loquat,
- Weigela,
- Cherry laurel,
- Copper-Rock pear,
- Wig bush,
- lilac
- Dogwood,
- Buddleia,
- Snowball
as well as various others. If necessary, seek advice from your trusted nursery.
Tips
If there is enough space in the garden, you should not place a flower hedge in a straight line. A slightly curved, sometimes multi-row planting looks more natural and visually appealing.