A draughty garden can get uncomfortably chilly even in warm weather. A windbreak noticeably increases the feel-good character of your second living room and makes it pleasant to stay outdoors even when the days are getting shorter and significantly cooler. Due to their uneven surface, hedges are more effective as windbreaks than, for example, wooden elements and are therefore very popular.

Hedges protect not only from prying eyes but also from the wind

Which bushes are suitable?

Various wind-resistant plants are suitable for the windbreak hedge:

  • Liguster,
  • cherry laurel,
  • yew trees,
  • false cypress
  • Conifer,
  • tree of life,
  • dogwood,
  • hornbeam,
  • field maple,
  • hawthorn,
  • sal willow,
  • black chokeberry,
  • cornel,
  • copper rock pear,
  • weigela,

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as well as various others.

Free-growing hedges as a property boundary

Hedges of different shrubs planted in several rows offer the best protection against the wind. However, they take up a lot of space and are therefore only suitable as property enclosures.

If you let these windbreak hedges grow freely, they will reach a height of about three to four metres. They then keep even stronger winds away from the property. Incidentally, these hedges are of great ecological value, as they serve as shelter for numerous animals.

There are hardly any limits to the design of these green walls. You can combine the bushes so that some plants are adorned with flowers from spring to autumn. In autumn, fruit-bearing shrubs provide colorful accents.

Narrow hedges as a windbreak for the terrace or 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 to keep the windbreak in shape.

Many types of conifers, false cypresses and some varieties of cherry laurel make good terrace enclosures. The Portuguese laurel looks very pretty, growing elegantly and narrowly.

tips

Boxwood hedges are only recommended to a limited extent, as the boxwood moth can cause considerable damage and combating it is difficult. A nice substitute would be Griselinia littoralis, an attractive umbel-flowered shrub that also sports small, glossy green leaves.

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