Which bushes are suitable?
Various wind-resistant plants are possible for the windbreak hedge:
- Liguster,
- Cherry laurel,
- Yew trees,
- False cypress
- Conifer,
- Tree of life,
- Dogwood,
- Hornbeam,
- Field maple,
- Hawthorn,
- Sal willow,
- Black chokeberry,
- Cornelian cherry,
- Copper rock pear,
- Weigela,
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as well as various others.
Freely growing hedges as a property boundary
Multi-row planted hedges made from different bushes offer the best protection from the wind. However, they take up a lot of space and are therefore only suitable as property enclosures.
Let these windbreak hedges grow freely, they reach a height of about three to four meters. You then keep strong winds away from the property. By the way, these hedges are of great ecological value, as they serve as shelter for numerous animals.
When designing these green walls there are hardly any limits to you. You can combine the bushes so that from spring to autumn some plants are adorned with flowers. In autumn, fruit-bearing shrubs provide colorful accents.
Narrow hedges as wind protection for the terrace or the small garden
An evergreen hedge turns the terrace into a cozy place. At the same time, the plants effectively keep the wind out, take up little space and do not appear as massive as a free-growing privacy screen. However, regular pruning is required so that the windbreak stays in shape.
Many types of conifers, false cypresses and some types of cherry laurel are suitable as patio fencing. The Portuguese laurel looks very pretty as it grows elegant and narrow.
Tips
Box hedges can only be recommended to a limited extent, as the box tree moth can cause considerable damage under certain circumstances and control is difficult. A nice substitute would be Griselinia littoralis, an attractive shrub with umbellate flowers that also has small, glossy green leaves.
