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Evergreen hedges made from proven hedge plants

There is a certain selection of hedge plants that are, so to speak, the "classics" of the Privacy hedges counting:

• the different subspecies of Thuja occidentalis
• Cherry laurel
• Box

Since the box grows very slowly, it is usually only suitable for low hedges. The cherry laurel, on the other hand, is extremely vigorous and may give itself also quite satisfied with shady locations. Among the different cultivars of Thuja occidentalis, the bushy growing Thuja occidentalis counts 'Brabant' and the tightly columnar Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' are among the most popular Hedge varieties. Not exactly evergreen, but they are also suitable as plant material for high hedges:

• beech
• liguster
• Barberry

High bushes as a privacy screen

Many flowering shrubs cultivated in the garden reach heights of growth of more than three meters under suitable site conditions. But you should consider yourself before planting one

Privacy hedgefrom flowering bushes be aware of this type of living privacy screen can not be raised and cut into shape as narrow as a cypress or beech hedge. On the other hand, flowering hedges are less intimidating than a "green wall" made of needles or leaves. In addition, they also represent an ecological added value, as they offer many birds and insects nesting opportunities and sometimes even food in the form of their fruits.

Plant a particularly high privacy screen from trees

If you really don't have to take any legal or other considerations into account for your neighbors when edging the property, you can Trees as privacy screens be planted. Here, however, do trees with a pronounced division into trunk and Treetop only make sense if they are in the lower area with advanced age through a hedge out Bushes can be added. Ordinary red spruces (Picea abies), on the other hand, can initially be cut like a hedge so that they form numerous branches in the lower area. With increasing age, the spruce trees can reach heights of 20 meters and more with their tops achieve their dense needles near the ground if there is sufficient incidence of light keep.