A hedge creates a space in the garden that radiates security. Since man has been farming, he has protected himself from the wind and uninvited visitors with green enclosures. In addition, you create valuable habitat for birds, small animals and insects with this attractively designed boundary.
The copper beech is a beautiful option for the hedge
Considerations before planting
Before choosing the bushes, you should consider a few questions and carefully plan the hedge:
- Does the fence serve purely as a privacy screen or does the hedge have a predominantly creative function?
- Do you want shrubs that grow quickly, but that need a topiary at least twice a year?
- Do you have a little more patience until the green wall has reached the desired height? It only needs to be trimmed once a year.
- What is the condition of the floor?
- Do you want the hedge to be opaque all year round or do you want light to penetrate the garden in winter?
- Do you prefer a uniform picture or do you find blooming, varied planting beautiful?
Create green hedges
Below we would like to introduce you to some evergreen and deciduous hedge plants and their properties:
| hedge plant | properties |
|---|---|
| Tree of Life (Thuja) | Due to its dense and fast growth, it is very suitable as a privacy screen. No special demands on the floor. However, arborvitae should not be cut back too much, as they can become bare. |
| liguster | Sheds the leaves towards the end of winter. The different varieties have different leaf colors. |
| barberry | There are over 400 species of this hedge plant, some of which shed their foliage in winter. The small thorns make pruning difficult. However, a dense barberry hedge also offers good protection against intruders. |
| field maple | Forms very dense hedges that are a feast for the eyes with their beautiful foliage. No privacy protection in winter, as the maple sheds its leaves in autumn. Unproblematic cut. |
| hornbeam | Grows dense and fast. The pretty jagged foliage is only partially shed in autumn. Hornbeam hedges should be trimmed twice a year. |
| copper beech | The reddish foliage is an attractive contrast to other plants. However, the plant does not like heavy loamy soil and waterlogging. |
Flowering hedges
Hedge plantings can also bloom and enchant with their scent. When designing these hedges, you can let your creativity run free, but you should always make sure that the bushes are suitable for the desired purpose and that they match the nature of the soil and the location.
Be sure to draw a planting plan in which you go into the planting distances, especially in the case of mixed flowering hedges.
Plants that do very well in flowering hedges are:
- forsythia,
- splendor pier,
- medlar,
- weigela,
- cherry laurel,
- copper pear,
- smoke bush,
- lilac
- dogwood,
- summer lilac,
- snowball
as well as various others. If necessary, seek advice from your trusted tree nursery.
tips
If there is enough space in the garden, you should not place a flowering hedge in a straight line. A slightly curved, sometimes multi-row planting looks more natural and visually appealing.