Planting and Caring (Viburnum)

The bird hedge

They serve many native bird species fruit the common snowball in winter as a source of food, because they stay on the bush well into winter. Some birds do not eat the bright red fruits at all. For humans, however, all parts of the snowball bush are slightly poisonousalthough the fruit can also be used to make a tasty jam. With cooking, the toxins are lost.

The snowball as privacy and noise protection

Evergreen shrubs with the largest possible leaves are particularly suitable for privacy and / or noise protection, at least if you want to have full protection all year round. Here, for example, the wrinkled one offers itself Snowball at.

It is evergreen, about three to five meters tall and has large oval leaves that offer good protection. To keep the wrinkled viburnum from balding near the ground, you should keep it regularly cut.

So they plant a hedge

Just like individual snowball bushes, it is best to plant your hedge in spring or early autumn. You can also use potted plants in summer transplant. Definitely choose one of the real ones hardy species, then your hedge does not need winter protection.

Take note of one planting in autumn so that the snowball bushes have enough time to grow and can form strong roots. In spring it is important to water the freshly planted shrubs thoroughly. Cut you shouldn't have the hedge in the first year.

Tips for planting a hedge:

• Evergreen shrubs offer noise and privacy protection all year round
• If possible, use plants that grow at about the same rate
• Combine shrubs with the same / similar location requirements