How to create an opaque hedge

Top 5 growth rockets - fast growing shrubs

The following ornamental shrubs will not keep you waiting long for a majestic height of growth. Planted at a distance of 80 to 100 cm, passers-by will not be able to look into your garden inquisitively. This is true at least for the period from spring to autumn, as the plants shed their leaves before winter.

• Buddleia (Buddleja davidii): Plant height: 200 to 400 cm, annual growth: 50 to 150 cm
• Privet (Ligustrum vulgare): Height: 300 to 500 cm, annual growth: 50 to 120 cm
• Curly willow (Salix erythroflexuosa): Height: 300 to 500 cm, annual growth: 50 to 100 cm
• Farmer's jasmine (Philadelphus coronarius): Height: 200 to 350 cm, annual growth: 40 to 80 cm
• Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' (Weigelia): Plant height: 200 to 300 cm, annual growth: 30 to 60 cm

The rapid growth of the ornamental shrubs, however, requires pruning twice a year so that they can thrive compactly and densely. Thanks to their robust cut tolerance, they even tolerate a radical rejuvenating cut if necessary and then sprout again.

The best classics for the living garden fence

Anyone who values ​​tried and tested and easy-care hedge shrubs when designing a living garden fence can fall back on the following evergreen classics. These ornamental trees thrive in any good location in sunny to partially shaded locations Garden soil:

• Yew (Taxus baccata): Height: 200 to 400 cm, annual growth: 20 to 30 cm
• Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis): Growth height: 200 to 800 cm, annual growth: 20 to 40 cm
• Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus): Height: 200 to 300 cm, annual growth: 40 to 60 cm

Has dropped out of the ranking of the best hedge shrubs Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). Two pathogenic agents grapple with the evergreen ornamental wood in such a way that it leads to dramatic total failures. Since boxwood moths and the Cylindrocladium fungal infection have been rampant, planting box trees is no longer recommended.