What plants are better to choose for hedges on the site. Hedge - we create a green fence in the country We grow a flowering hedge

Cypress "Columnaris", thuja (Thuja) and pear

3. "Wavy" fence

After pruning, the plants produce new shoots, which means that you can experiment with the shape of the "wall". For example, instead of the usual rectangle, you can grow ... a green wave!

Wavy fence - quite reliable protection

Quite reliable protection, and you can chat with good neighbors through the green window!

4. Blooming wall

Do you want to surround your garden with floral splendor? Soberly assess whether the game is worth the candle. Most bloom 2-3 weeks. And such plants will need more space, since narrow walls cannot be formed from them. As a compromise, you can choose decorative species that tolerate a haircut, such as spirea or hawthorn.

Blooming wall: hawthorn grows along the perimeter of the site, and its flowers successfully set off the green array

However, ideally, beautifully flowering shrubs are best formed into free-growing hedges, giving the plants enough room to fully develop.

In our market you can pick up planting material for a flowering hedge, take a look at the selection.

A hedge made of beech forest covers the site only in the corners

At what distance from each other to plant bushes depends on the size and type of a particular representative of the flora. If the earthen ball is wrapped with a mesh of synthetic material, it must be removed. If the mesh is made of decaying fabric, it is enough to cut it at the top.

After planting, water the plants well and shorten the shoots strongly so that they branch well.

Ready-made options for site fencing

Do you want to create an elegant and functional protection for your relaxation corner? Build a green wall! The cheapest option is to wait a few years until your "fence" grows to the desired height. For the impatient, there is another - on sale you can find ready-made hedges. Such a “wall” is quite expensive, but in this case you won’t have to wait. Planted and done.

As an alternative: on the border of the site, you can put a regular fence and twine it, for example.

On the border of the site, you can put a regular fence and twine it with climbing plants

By the way, these representatives of the flora will help to isolate themselves from curious neighbors on the terrace or balcony: plant a fast-growing one in a large box with a trellis - and in a few months you will have an excellent screen!

What varieties of boxwood are suitable for hedges?

For a low hedge, which plays the role of a frame for or, you can choose 'Faulkner', 'Herrenhausen', 'Rococo', variegated 'Golden Dream' and other varieties small-leaved boxwood. But the popular ‘Suffruticosa’ and ‘Blauer Heinz’ are not the best option, because they are very fond of moths. In addition, these varietal plants often get sick.

Small-leaved boxwood "Rococo"

For high hedge tall hardy new breeds such as 'National' or 'John Baldwin' are great.

How to protect boxwood?
Plants planted in well-ventilated areas are more resistant to attack. Try to avoid, water the "pet" at the very base and cut off the excess once a year.

Did you find moths on the leaves of caterpillars? Process the bush. If there are signs of fungal diseases, cut off the affected parts of the branches to healthy wood, or simply remove the entire plant. It is advisable to use only if you process the bushes every 3 weeks.

How to defeat the boxwood moth?
Are there any types of boxwood that the moth ignores? Most often, this pest suffers boxwood evergreen(Buxus sempervirens) and its hybrids. Oriental views such as boxwood chinese(Buxus sinica) and small-leaved boxwood(Buxus microphylla), are less susceptible to moth attack (Cydalima).

Overview of the most suitable plants

In addition to boxwood, you have a wide range of plants suitable for making hedges.

Advantages: The plant tolerates pruning well, sun and shade tolerant. The tree grows well in almost any soil. Its foliage turns yellow in autumn.

Disadvantages: fast growing, so it should be cut twice a year. Since maple is a deciduous plant, in winter it does not cover the area well from prying eyes, and besides, it is often struck.

General information: annual growth - 30-40 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1.5-4 m.

Benefits: thorny branches will not allow people or animals to enter the garden, but they will provide protection to the birds. In full sun, the red-leaved variety ‘Atropurpurea’ (Thunberg’s barberry, #2 in the collage above) takes on a more intense coloration. Even in winter, dropping all the leaves, he covers the site due to the density of the branches.

Disadvantages: planting and cutting shrubs should only be done with gloves.

General information: annual growth -15-25 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 0.5-1.5 m.

You can read more about barberry and its varieties in articles and.

Advantages: grows well on any soil, both in the sun and in the shade. In autumn, the leaves turn yellow and do not fall off until young shoots appear. Even after heavy pruning, it grows back quickly and is also relatively cheap.

Disadvantages: it is desirable to cut it twice a year. In winter it is not as dense as in the rest of the year. The hornbeam is sometimes damaged by the moth.

General information: annual growth - 20-40 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1-4 m.

Benefits: Thanks to its evergreen leaves, it reliably covers the garden even in winter. Plants of such hardy varieties as ‘Herbergii’, ‘Etna’ and ‘Novita’ have proven themselves well. You only need to prune once a year.

Disadvantages: may suffer from winter frosts in sunny and windy weather. The fruits are poisonous and can be prevented by cutting the plant shortly after flowering.

General information: annual growth - 20-40 cm, 2-3 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1-2 m.

Two types of laurel cherries - medicinal and Lusitanian - and their decorative forms are described in the material.

Advantages: evergreen coniferous plant with different needle colors depending on the variety ('Alumii'-blue-green, 'Columnaris' - blue, 'Stardust' - yellow). More shade-tolerant and less prone to fungal diseases than western thuja. Covers the "rear" all year round. In winter, the seeds serve as food for birds.

Disadvantages: does not tolerate pruning to old wood.

General information: annual growth -10-20 cm, 2-3 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1.5-4 m.

Benefits: Both native European larch (L. decidua, pictured) and Kaempfer larch (L. kaempferi) have beautiful young shoots, bright yellow color in autumn, and attractive buds. This hardy conifer prefers full sun. Grows well after pruning.

Disadvantages: larch sheds needles for the winter.

General information: annual growth - 25-50 cm, 2-3 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1.5-4 m.

Read more about the nuances of planting and care in the article.

Advantages: the leaves of both the green-leaved forest beech (F. sylvatica) and its red-leaved variety (F. sylvatica f. purpurea, in the photo) remain on the branches for a long time, so that the hedge from this plant can boast of relative density in winter. It tolerates pruning and shading.

Disadvantages: May suffer from drought in summer. Pruning is shown twice a year. More demanding than a hornbeam.

General information: annual growth - 30-50 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1-4 m.

Advantages: shrub in June - July strewn with white inflorescences, and in autumn - with black fruits. Well-branching common privet (L. vulgare) variety ‘Atrovirens’ is excellent for hedges. The privet oval-leaved (L. ovalifolium) ‘Aureum’ has leaves with a yellow border.

Disadvantages: leaves fall prematurely in severe frost. As a rule, you need to prune 2 times a year.

General information: annual growth - 20-40 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1-2 m.

Benefits: The evergreen is increasingly used for hedges. Photinia Fraser (Ph. fraseri) ‘Red Robin’ with bright red young shoots is perfect for this purpose. It tolerates drought and heat well, prefers sunny places and is undemanding to soils.

Disadvantages: insufficiently frost-resistant, therefore it is suitable only for regions with a warm climate.

General information: annual growth - 20-30 cm, 2-3 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1-2 m.

Benefits: A coniferous plant that grows well in both sun and shade. After a strong pruning, it quickly overgrows with young shoots, and is distinguished by its endurance. excellent substitute for boxwood in low hedges. It is enough to trim once a season. Reliably hides the site from prying eyes all year round.

Disadvantages: slow growing. The bark, needles and seeds are very poisonous.

General information: annual growth - 10-20 cm, 3-4 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 0.5-2 m.

Pros: An excellent low cost candidate for a yard fence. This coniferous plant is evergreen, so that the hedge from it remains dense in winter. Beautiful varieties are ‘Smaragd’ (slender) and ‘Sunkist’ (yellow). You need to prune once a year.

Disadvantages: does not tolerate heavy pruning, is prone to fungal diseases, the needles turn brown with a lack of moisture. The plant is poisonous.

General information: annual growth - 10-30 cm, 2-3 plants/p. m, the optimal height of the hedge is 1.5-4 m.

Advantages: bamboo of this species grows in a bushy manner, does not need fencing with curb tape. Stems with evergreen leaves look very elegant. An excellent alternative to traditional hedges for sun or partial shade areas.

Disadvantages: due to cold and drought, the leaves curl. It should be cut twice a year - in early spring, before the appearance of young shoots, and in summer.

General information: annual growth - up to 2 m (new stems), 2-3 plants / p. m, optimal height. and. - 1.5-2.5 m.

Of course, the choice of plants is highly dependent on the climate zone. For example, cherry laurel with glossy leaves will provide reliable shelter from prying eyes all year round, as well as photinia, which is gaining more and more popularity among gardeners. The only "but": both of these plants can suffer from frost in severe winters. If you live in a region with a cold climate, it is better to immediately choose hardy breeds such as yew and hornbeam.

If you spend little time on winter and you do not need a dense shelter for all seasons, the best solution would be to plant deciduous species, such as forest beech or field maple. In the spring they will delight you with juicy greenery, in the summer they will cover the “rear” with dense foliage, and in the fall they will turn into bright colors - evergreens certainly cannot boast of this.

Before purchasing trees or shrubs for a hedge, you should decide what it is intended for. This type of planting can perform an exclusively decorative role or serve as a full-fledged fence. It depends on which plants and in what quantity you need to plant to create a green stripe. In the article we will tell you how a hedge is formed in the country, which plants are suitable for planting, depending on the region.

Features of the selection of plants for hedges

Fences in height are different:

Up to 50 cm - curb;
50 cm - 1 m - low;
1 - 1, 5 - medium;
1.5 - 2 m - high;
Above 2 m - green walls.

High green walls serve as a fence. In plantations up to 1.5 m tall, shrubs are used; trees are chosen for large-scale living fences. High planting density is achieved by planting in a continuous trench in one or more rows. The layout of plants is chess.

Hedges are divided into:

sheared (or molded);
free growing (not molded).

Approximate assortment of hardwood, taking into account the purpose

After the decision on the appointment and decoration is made, you can proceed to the choice of plants.

plant name	biological feature	Type of hedge (w / s)
plant name	biological feature	Height	By type of formation
Boxwood evergreen	bush	curb, low rail	Sheared or free growing
lavender angustifolia	shrub	border	Loose or sheared after flowering.
cherry plum	wood	border, low, medium, high.	Molded (shorn)
Barberry Thunberg	bush	1 – 1.5 m	Sheared and free growing
Derain white (or red)	bush	low, medium, high.
Bubbly cherry	bush	1 - 1.5 m
Common hornbeam	Wood	1 - 2 m	Molded
Linden small-leaved	Wood	1 - 4 m	Sheared

Step-by-step instructions for creating a hedge

Step 1. Mark the landing site with pegs and twine. If the fence is placed along a fence or wall, retreat 30–50 cm to the edge of the ditch. The same distance must be observed for curbs and low w / and along the paths.

Tip #1. Note! If you do not maintain the interval, the hedge grows and interferes with walking.

Step 2. When digging a ditch, part of the soil is laid on one side of the shovel bayonet, the deeper one on the other. The width of the trench depends on the type of fence. For a single-row border, 20 cm is enough, for large w / and - 30 cm in each row.

Step 3. The soil excavated from a deep layer is optimized. To do this, add humus, about ½ bucket per 1 m 2 for deciduous plants. When planting conifers, organic fertilizers are not applied.

Step 4. Plants are planted in a checkerboard pattern at equal distances. The interval depends on the size of the planting material. For example, between the centers of bushes with a diameter of 30 cm (at the time of planting), there should be at least 0.5 m. The resulting gap is filled with plants of the second row.

Step 5. Bushes (or trees) when planting are covered with soil after the next one is installed. Since most hedges are planted with an open root system, phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are added to the soil for plant survival, at the rate of 2-3 tablespoons per 1m 2.

Step 6. After planting, a strip is formed for watering and fertilizing the hedge.

Hedge care, list of fertilizers and dressings

A hedge planted in autumn is fertilized after a spring revision, when the leaves bloom. Bushes that have not taken root are dug up and replaced with new ones. If the survival is successful, nitrogen fertilizers can be applied, but not before 2-3 young leaves grow. Often use ammonium nitrate 200 g per 1 m 2 or humus - 3 kg per 1 m 2. Top dressing is applied after watering.

In the first and subsequent years, the hedge is cut after the growth of the shoots of the current year. These are thin flexible stems. They are noticeably different from last year's branches.

At the beginning and at the end of the fence, pegs are installed on the sides, the height of which is greater than the size of the bushes (or trees).
A twine is stretched between the stakes, this is a mark below which it is impossible to fall when cutting.
To form high w / and twine, they are placed in several rows. Cutting tools are topiary scissors or modern brush cutters. They are designed for cutting flexible, non-lignified shoots.

Tip #2 Topiary shears are best used for cutting low hedges of short length.

The next haircut is needed in the fall in October to remove the branches that have grown over the summer. Modern drugs can not only accelerate plant growth, but also slow it down. This is true for hedges to reduce the number of haircuts per season. Natural substances produced by plants are abscisic, cinnamic and salicylic acids, which are produced naturally at the end of summer to prepare from "hibernation".

Artificially synthesized substances are called inhibitors and are applied in the spring, at the beginning of the growing season. These include growth stimulants, an overdose of which leads to the opposite result, that is, inhibition of development.

Acetylsalicynic acid (otherwise Aspirin);
"Epin - extra";
"Alfa-Nano-Grow Extra"
"Pennant".

Assortment of shade hedge plants

Often there are hedges with bald spots at the bottom. This is due to lack of lighting and improper haircuts. Where there is little sun, such shrubs and trees are planted:

plant name	biological feature
Barberry ordinary	Deciduous shrub
Derain white
Derain red
Common privet
Spirea Vangutta
Common hornbeam	Deciduous tree
Prickly spruce	coniferous tree
Thuja western	coniferous tree

Requirements for plantings at the playground

The most important criterion for choosing plants for decorating playgrounds is safety.. That is why poisonous, thorny, foul-smelling and allergenic plants should be avoided. Do not plant trees and shrubs that attract wasps and bees. List of dangerous plants:

plant name	Danger
Yew ordinary	All parts of the tree are poisonous
Yew berry	All parts of the tree are poisonous
Juniper Cossack (in free-growing hedges)	The toxin is found in the shoots
Daphne (or Deadly wolfberry)	High toxicity
Barberry Thunberg	prickly
cherry plum
Prickly spruce
Alpine currant
common hawthorn	Honey plants that attract bees and wasps.
Bubbly cherry
Caragana treelike
Linden small-leaved

Around the playground it is better to place hedges from such plants:

Derain is white;
Derain red;
Cotoneaster brilliant;
European Forsythia,
Potentilla shrub "Kuril tea";
Tuyu western.

Hedges at the pond and with high groundwater

In order to clean the pond from fallen leaves as rarely as possible, it is better to place coniferous and evergreen plants near the reservoir. Look spectacular near the water, free-growing hedges from:

Junipers - ordinary, Cossack, virgin, medium.
Yew ordinary and berry;
Tui western;
Boxwood evergreen.

Flowering will decorate the pond:

Forsythia european;
Spirea - Vangutta, Japanese, Bumalda, gray, and other species;
Henomeles (Japanese quince);
Common lilac;
Lavender angustifolia;
Potentilla "Kuril tea".

The listed shrubs are planted in single-row hedges. When planting hedges, gardeners often lose sight of such a problem as the high occurrence of groundwater. The insidiousness of this phenomenon is that flooding, even for a short time, can destroy plants. Moreover, this happens with adults, formed by plantations, which have grown by roots to the deep layers. "High water" refers to the level at a depth of 2 m from the surface of the earth.

To cope with this phenomenon, you can use the drainage system on the site. But the construction of a complex structure is not available to everyone. There is a technological way out of this situation. When planting, the depth of the landing trench is increased by 15 cm, the bottom is filled with a drainage mixture of sand and crushed stone or crushed brick. Only after that the ditch is filled with soil. Even with such preparation, it is better to plant woody plants with a shallow root system in a hedge:

Barberry Thunberg,
Alpine currant,
European Forsythia,
Spirea Vangutta;
common privet,
Kalina ordinary.

The best option is to create an additional living fence of plants

Tip #3 It is worth refraining from forming a hedge from trees - common hornbeam, small-leaved linden, western thuja, common beech, yew berry.

What to plant in a hedge to protect against wind dust and exhaust gases

To protect against adverse factors, multi-tiered free-growing hedges of trees and shrubs are formed.

From the wind it is better to pick up plants with an openwork crown. They not only resist the flow of air, but scatter it, as if through a sieve. Especially unpleasant are the cold masses that move along the bottom. This is why it is important that the plantings are placed evenly from top to bottom.
From dust and exhaust gases, plants are used that retain substances harmful to humans, but do not suffer. For example, heavy substances from automobile exhausts remain on low-growing bushes, which are located closer to the road. As you get closer to the fence, the height of the plants increases. The largest trees or shrubs are planted near the fence. Each subsequent row overlaps the previous one.

Protective hedges are formed from such trees and shrubs:

High - from common hornbeam, cherry plum, western arborvitae.
Medium - from common hawthorn, Thunberg barberry, Vangutta spirea, white and red turf;
Low - from alpine currant, Cossack juniper, white snowberry, cinquefoil "Kuril tea".
It is worth remembering that even the most resistant plants will not survive in strong winds and in conditions of excessive gas contamination.

Rubric "Questions and answers"

Question number 1. I'm thinking about getting a hedge, tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages?

But do not plant a hedge for someone who does not have enough time to care for it. It cannot be planted and forgotten. In the spring, you need to revise the overwintered plants:

remove all dry and damaged branches;
remove dry plant debris and dig strips along the hedge on both sides with a width of 30 - 40 cm;
apply fertilizer;
mulch.

Trim the hedge in summer. In autumn, remove all dry leaves from the bushes and remove self-seeding weeds and woody plants. For example, winged seeds of maples, locust (white acacia), and ash love to settle in hedges. Before winter, the hedge is dug up again and phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are applied. For busy gardeners, there may not be enough time for such work.

Question #2. What to plant near a neighbor's plot without a fence?

The best option is thuja western.

Firstly, it is a fast-growing coniferous tree, which gives an increase of 30 - 50 cm per year.
Secondly, it can be formed in height from 50 cm to 2 m.
Thirdly, this is a useful plant, it releases phytoncides.
Fourth, the western thuja is decorative at any time of the year.

Thuja occidentalis is one of the most popular plants for hedges in terms of decorativeness, growth rate and unpretentiousness.

Question #3. What shrubs to plant in a hedge to cover an ugly wall?

If the wall faces the south, southeast or southwest side, then it is better to plant flowering shrubs in one row:

forsythia,
spirea Vangutta (popularly called: "The Bride"),
japanese quince,
common lilac.

At the northern, northwestern and northeastern sides, form w / and from shade-tolerant plants, privet, turf, barberry, caragana.

Serious mistakes gardeners make when creating a hedge in the country

The most common mistake is over-planting hedges. Summer residents want young plantations to look like adults and well-formed. As a result, bushes (or trees) have nowhere to grow, they crowd out each other and die. Initially, when landing, you must observe the recommended distances.
Many gardeners immediately after planting conifers in the hedge, cut them off. Most often, after this, the plant suffers and dies. Pruning of conifers can be carried out only after full survival. Deciduous species after planting are shortened by 1/3, regardless of the size of the bushes (or trees). The first haircut is carried out after the final rooting of the plants.
Often hedges are planted too close to the fence. From the vertical edge of the plantations, at least 30 cm of soil should be left in each direction. This strip is needed for water retention during irrigation, fertilization, loosening.

The fence is necessary to hide our little country world from prying eyes. However, today summer residents want not just to get a fence, but to surround their charming garden with an equally beautiful hedge. Or maybe someone just wants to arrange tracks or. And in this case, a hedge will come to the rescue. What is the best way to make it so that the care is minimal and the efficiency is the highest?

Hedge - what is better to make

A hedge is a kind of "flower bed", planting, which serves to designate a specific area or to protect it. Often performs an aesthetic function. A hedge is traditionally created from shrubs or trees, but natural hedges of grasses and even vines can be found, but these usually still serve to complement and decorate more durable options for a plant “fence”.

The history of hedges dates back centuries, so it is not surprising that they have a large number of varieties of shapes and sizes. First of all, they are classified by height.

Table. Classification of barriers depending on the height.

Type name	Height, m	Description
Border	Up to 1	This is the lowest version of the living barrier, a kind of discount. Usually used to frame garden beds, paths, paths. For cultivation, such crops as heather, Japanese quince, alpine currant, wild rose, sea buckthorn are used. The most important thing is that the plants are slow growing, small and have small leaves.
Average Height	1-3	Shrubs and - sometimes - low trees are used to create such hedges. For example, mock orange, barberry, western thuja, acacia, euonymus, juniper, lilac and others are great. Usually such hedges advantageously divide the garden into sections - that is why they are used.
living wall	More than 3	Such living "fences" are the real defenders of the garden plot from wind, noise, dust and exhaust gases from highways. Willow, spruce, thuja, hornbeam, apple tree are used for growing such walls. The main thing is that the trees are of those species that can easily tolerate a haircut. Such hedges are planted around the perimeter of the site.

Note! Almost each of these options will be quite harmoniously combined with stone, iron. That is why often living fences are not continuous - some of their sections are an ordinary, not natural fence.

Another "dimensional" version of the classification of hedges is their row or width.

Single row- in this case, all the plants that form the hedge are planted in one row and at an equal distance.
double row- respectively, they have two rows of plants planted in several lines, most often in tiers.
multi-row- three or more rows of plants. Usually in this case, crops are planted in a checkerboard pattern, taking into account the distance from the trunks and crowns in the future. Tiered hedges are often made cascading.

Other types of hedges

According to the care technique, two types of hedges are distinguished - these are free-growing and sheared (or shaped). The former usually form their crowns without human help, growing in the way that suits them. The latter, on the contrary, can take the form of various figures at the request of the gardener. Require regular pruning shoots. And the plants that make up such hedges should calmly endure the shearing process and have a thick, dense crown.

Note! Most often, hedges are cut in the form of a triangle (the slope of the sides is 70-80 degrees) or a trapezoid (bevel more than 10 degrees). You can often see rounded hedges - this is the most difficult haircut option.

Also, depending on the types of crops, these types of hedges are distinguished:

blooming;
curly;
evergreen;
deciduous.

There is another classification of hedges:

single-species - formed from trees of the same species;
combined - include various types and varieties of plants;
trellis - are formed from plants whose branches are intertwined.

Give the wall a wave shape - so the hedge will look more dynamic

Advantages and disadvantages

Any hedge, whether multi-row or planted in one line, single-breed or combined, has advantages and disadvantages. Both those and others need to be known in order to understand whether such a fence is needed in your summer cottage.

Advantages of plant hedges:

natural aesthetics;
protection of plantings and soil on the site from erosion, exposure to strong winds;
better moisture retention in the soil;
shelter from the summer heat.

Disadvantages of hedges:

complex care - haircut, fertilizer, watering and much more;
covering large areas of land;
long term implementation of the idea to acquire a hedge.

hedge plants

There are many plants from which you can form a hedge. However, there are several principles that are important to follow when choosing them: for example, you should choose those crops that are suitable for growing in specific climatic conditions. It is also better to use plants that are not afraid of the cold, tolerate a haircut well and do not get sick after it. The foliage should be dense, and the shoots should be fast-growing. Consider the main crops that are used to grow hedges.

A hedge of popular tall plants: 1) Siberian hawthorn, 2) small-leaved elm, 3) common hornbeam, 4) Tatar maple, 5) golden honeysuckle, 6) small-leaved linden (lower tier - cotoneaster), 7) Berlin poplar

Lilac

This charming shrub is familiar to everyone thanks to fragrant lilac flowers. Lilac feels great in the temperate climate zone, frost-resistant, photophilous, loves fertile soil, copes well with drought, long-liver. The plant has a lot of varieties and species, and therefore among this variety it is easy to choose the one that you like (Amur lilac, Hungarian lilac and others).

Active flowering is observed in summer and lasts about 2 weeks. During this period, lilac is especially beautiful. In general, this is a fairly large and lush plant.

This maple has been used in horticulture for about two centuries. It is a small tree with a dense crown, which is excellent for growing as a hedge element. It is especially beautiful in autumn, when the leaves are painted in bright crimson colors. At the same time, the tree is easily cut and grows quite quickly.

The minus of the Ginnal maple, and indeed of any maple, is the tendency to create abundant root shoots, and in the shade the leaves of the plant lose their bright color.

rock juniper

Juniper belongs to the Cypress family. A beautiful plant with a narrow pyramidal crown. Used as a cultural from the last century. Juniper loves a lot of light, in shaded areas it loses its charm and beauty. The main drawback is that it does not like cold weather and does not resist frost well. It also needs regular watering in the summer, and for the winter the crown should be tied with a rope so that the branches do not break due to heaps of snow that have settled on them.

Irga

This shrub is not only beautiful and neat, it is also useful - the berries growing on the branches of the shadberry are very tasty and suitable for making jams and preserves. The life expectancy of a plant is high - up to 70 years on average, while an adult culture may well resemble a tree in appearance. In general, this plant is unpretentious, calmly tolerates some shade and gas pollution of the city, as well as drought and wind. The winter hardiness of the irgi is very high.

On a note! Irgi berries secrete juice that can stain everything around and is poorly washed. That is why irgu is not used as a hedge near parking lots.

western thuja

This evergreen coniferous plant is also called the tree of life. Widespread in North America. Thuja is winter-hardy, perfectly tolerates city conditions, is unpretentious, and therefore is now widely used in horticulture. This is a tree that grows very slowly, it has a pyramidal or egg-shaped crown.

Brilliant Cotoneaster

This shrub is used to form low hedges, as it is quite low itself (maximum 3 m). If he likes the growing conditions, then the cotoneaster grows very quickly. The plant has small leaves covering the branches with a solid green carpet. The cotoneaster is not afraid of shade, is not capricious about the soil, is not afraid of frost, but needs timely and regular pruning.

Table. Hedge crops that are grown in the middle lane.

Growing a living fence

How to create a hedge on your site depends directly on the type of fence and the crops used to create it. But there are general points of instruction that are suitable for all options.

Step 1. We choose a place where the hedge will pass. Usually this is the perimeter of the site or a place along the garden path or flower bed. The place should be well lit.

Step 2 Taking into account all the rules, we choose the plants from which we will form a hedge. We buy seedlings.

Step 3 In the area where the hedge will be planted, we remove all weeds, dig up the soil.

Step 4 Be sure to fertilize the site by adding a little fertilizer to the soil.

Step 5 We plant plants taking into account their requirements for transplantation, soil.

Attention! Do not forget to maintain a certain step between crops when planting. The planting step for shrub plants is at least 50 cm, for trees - 75-100 cm.

Step 6 Sprinkle a little soil along the line with mulch, water the plantings.

Step 7 Plants that form a hedge need careful care - watering, fertilizing, etc.

Step 8 We cut the plants about once a year with special pruning shears.

It is worth remembering that a hedge will not appear overnight. The approximate period of its development and formation is 3-5 years.

Flower beds from annuals - schemes

Flowers are grown, as a rule, not randomly, but in flower beds, in beautifully designed flower beds. At the same time, they are selected according to color, crop varieties and many other factors. And to make flower beds from annuals, the schemes of which you will find in, on your own, you do not need to have the skills of a landscape designer.

Planting a hedge depending on the type of plants

The technology of planting hedges in some way depends on which plants will be planted. For example, a deciduous hedge is often formed from purchased seedlings of trees and shrubs. Their root system is usually bare, and therefore it is important to inspect it well before planting and, if necessary, remove rotten or diseased roots. The hole is made in such a size that the plant can easily fit into it. In this case, the soil from the pit is mixed with compost and then returned to the hole.

On a note! If very tall plants are planted, then a wooden stake is driven into the bottom of the hole to support them and tie them up.

Planting conifers is a little easier. Having dug a hole with a diameter twice as large as the roots, the plant is lowered into it and buried with compost.

The trellis fence is one of the most difficult to form. In this case, all plants are planted close to each other. After a couple of years, not hygienic, but total pruning of trees is performed, after which the strongest shoots remain - they begin to intertwine with each other at an angle of 45 degrees. In those places where the bark is in contact, it is cut off with a knife. It turns out a diamond-shaped pattern, which, if necessary, can be tied up according to a hammered pattern.

Haircut rules

And finally - a few rules for pruning shrubs. Deciduous crops are pruned immediately at the beginning of the procedure. At the same time, about 15 cm of the plant remains above the soil surface. And after a year, plantings should be cut about 3-4 times during the season.

But juniper, cypress, conifers and others are not completely sheared - usually individual branches are removed from them so that the crown is triangular.

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Video - Create a hedge

This is how you can get a hedge on your site. It is worth being prepared for the fact that it will require a lot of time and effort. It does not hurt to master the technique of cutting, so that later you can perform this procedure yourself.

A solid hedge is beautiful!

A summer cottage is a place that every owner of a country house can decorate and equip as he wants. If you connect your imagination and spend a little time and effort, you can make a suburban area beautiful and cozy.

For example, instead of the ordinary and boring, you can build a hedge, which will become a real decoration of the territory. It is also worth noting that the fence of green plants will protect the site from prying eyes and noise, reduce the penetration of exhaust gases and dust from the street.

By size, plant hedges are divided into three types.

type of hedge	Description
borders	They differ in small height (up to 1 meter), lush bushes are most often used for this type of fence. They are mainly used for decorative purposes to highlight areas of the yard space.
Hedges	To create this type of fence, tall plants (from 1 to 3 meters) are used, characterized by slow growth and good branching.
living walls	Plants that are planted to create walls at the boundaries of the site should be distinguished by a deep root system, good branching, and shade tolerance. Height - from 3 to 5 meters. These living fences perfectly protect the site from noise and dust, prevent the penetration of strangers from the street.

Also, plants are perfectly combined with fences made of various materials: wood, metal, natural stone, plastic.

The fence in the summer cottage does not have to be made high and monumental, you can create an unusual and festive fence of flowers. Openwork will serve as a frame for the structure, and climbing flowering plants will serve as decoration.

Materials and tools for the construction of a lattice wooden fence structure

Posts to support sections (40 by 40 mm). You can use a rounded or square bar. Height - 1.5 meters. A third of the timber should be dug into the ground, which will ensure the stability of the structure.
Planks for mounting the crate.
Cross bars.
Wood preservative.
Rope and stakes to ensure correct marking.
Screwdriver and wood screws.
Cement mortar and crushed stone for fixing the pillars.

Step 1. Marking the location of the fence

For these purposes, stakes and ropes are used. It is advisable to correctly mark the length of the fencing structure in advance in order to accurately calculate the amount of wood and poles for the fence sections.

Step 2 Installing the Poles

At an equal distance from each other, holes are dug more than half a meter deep. It is desirable that the supports are located at a distance of 1200 -1500 mm from each other. Since the height of the fence is 2 meters, you need to dig the pillars into the ground by 70-80 cm. Do not make the pits too wide, as you will need a lot of rubble and cement to fix the pillars.

Before immersing the pillars in the ground, the wood must be thoroughly impregnated. The pillars are installed in a horizontal position, the pits are covered with rubble and filled with cement mortar. This will ensure high-quality fixation of the supports. So that in the process of drying the solution the pillars do not mow, you can strengthen them with wooden spacers.

Step 3. Installation of fence sheets

This stage is performed after the concrete has hardened. First, with the help of self-tapping screws, the upper and lower transverse strips are screwed to the posts. Together with the supports, they form the power frame of the fence. The upper planks are fastened below the tops of the pillars by 15-20 cm. The lower ones are at a distance of 20-30 cm from the ground.

Step 4. Mounting the crate of wooden planks

Since the fence is made specifically to support climbing plants, the crate should be with large cells. Plant shoots should easily penetrate the holes in order to completely hide the wooden structure. Wooden planks laid crosswise are best fastened together with small self-tapping screws. This will give the whole structure stability and strength.

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Building boards

Step 5. Wood processing

After the fence is ready, it is imperative to treat the tree with a deep impregnation antiseptic. This is necessary to protect the wood from moisture and pests, especially if the planks are densely covered with plants.

Step 6. Landscaping

After installing the fence, you can start landscaping and designing the structure. If the owner of the cottage loves bright and densely flowering plants, then you can decorate the hedge with the help of climbing roses, barberries, hydrangeas, spireas.

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Plastic mesh for creating a hedge

Plastic is a fairly strong material that can easily withstand changes in weather conditions, high humidity. If you want to protect your summer cottage in an original and affordable way, then you can use a special plastic mesh for climbing plants for this purpose. The advantages of such a fence are obvious.

Light weight.
Corrosion resistance.
Ease of installation and installation.
Affordable price.
Variety of sizes and colors of the plastic sheet.
Good light and water permeability.
Thermal resistance.
Strength and durability.

Installation of plastic mesh to support hedges

Tools and materials

Step 1 Since the fabric of the plastic fence itself is light in weight, it is not necessary to deepen the posts much. It is desirable to have supports at a distance of 1.5-2 meters from each other. To install the pillars, you need to dig holes with a depth of 40-50 cm. After installing the pillars, crushed stone must be poured into the recesses and cement mortar should be poured. Such structures dry for 2-3 days.

Step 2 After the pillars are firmly fixed in the ground, you can proceed with the installation of the plastic sheet. The canvas does not need to be cut into pieces. If metal pipes were used for the supports, then special hooks can be welded on them, for which the mesh will be attached. If welding is not possible, then ordinary plastic clamps can be used.

Step 3 When installing the mesh, it is important to observe a uniform tension of the material. The canvas must not sag. If the distance between the supports is more than 1.5 meters, then it is advisable to use a wire that will serve as the upper and lower stiffeners. The wire is stretched along the upper and lower edges of the grid, attached to the posts.

Step 4. The connection of the mesh sheets must pass along the supports. You can not build up the canvas between the pillars.

Step 5. After the mesh fence is installed, you can start planting the structure. Plastic is a durable material, it can easily withstand the weight of grapes, ivy, honeysuckle, campsis. These perennial plants will become a real decoration of the backyard and will reliably cover the territory from prying eyes.

A living arch would be appropriate next to the hedge

Video - Installation of a plastic mesh

Prices for various types of plastic mesh for the fence

plastic mesh

If for some reason the owner of the site does not want to install a standard wooden fence or, but dreams of a reliable and high fence, you can pay attention to a hedge on an earthen rampart. Plants, coniferous or deciduous, are densely planted on a cushion of earth.

This method of creating a hedge has many advantages: the territory of the site is reliably isolated by an earth embankment. The shaft allows trees to be planted at higher elevations, which shortens the time it takes for plants to reach a certain height. But there are also disadvantages in this method of fencing the territory: a shaft of earth can take up quite a lot of space.

Creation of an earthen rampart

Step 1. A site is selected on which a hedge will be installed on a hill. The width of the shaft can vary from 50 cm to 1 meter.

Step 2. A frame for an earthen rampart is created. To prevent the earth from crumbling, it is required to create a double-sided frame made of bricks or natural stone. Earth will be poured between bricks or masonry. The side of the masonry, which is located closer to the site, should be half as high as the second side of the masonry. For example, the height of the inner masonry is 1 meter, the outer one is 50 cm.

Step 3 Between the masonry, the earth is filled up, into which coniferous or deciduous trees are later planted.

The resulting slope of the shaft provides a runoff of excess moisture, and the side walls prevent subsidence of the soil.

It is worth knowing that the construction of such a fence is a rather laborious process and requires a lot of time and effort, especially if you need to fence a large area. But, a hedge, which acts as an impregnable bastion, will eventually protect the summer cottage from outside visits and views no worse than a metal or wooden fence.

To determine what is better to make a hedge in a country house or garden plot, you need to think about which plant is suitable for a particular type of green fence.

There are a huge number of types of emerald fences. They can be tall, medium or short in height. And by the type of plants there are much more of them: climbing, evergreen, fast-growing, prickly, flowering, mixed. Consider several options from which you can make a natural hedge.

Plants for tall green fences

Some types of trees can be used without restriction in any climatic zone of our country. For example:

Linden large-leaved and small-leaved. From this plant you can form a durable hedge. The dense compact crown allows you to create green walls up to 3 meters high. It should be borne in mind that linden grows slowly. Therefore, if you want to quickly get an emerald fence, it is better to choose another option.

Small-leaved linden hedge

Irga. A very unpretentious plant that can withstand frosts down to -50 degrees. The root system goes so deep down, reaching 8 meters, that it is also not afraid of drought. Irgi can make a very tall hedge if allowed to grow into trees. But it is better to cut the plant under a bush, then you can form a beautiful fence no more than 2 meters high. Irgi fruits are edible and have healing properties.

Irga during fruiting

Maple ordinary. From young trees, you can very quickly make a high fence, because maple in the first three years gives an increase of about 1 meter. Then its growth slows down. A dense crown with carved leaves is an excellent solution for a green fence around the perimeter of the garden. Common maple should not be confused with American maple, otherwise the entire area will soon be overgrown with young growth. And it is very difficult to get rid of it.

maple leaves

Plants for medium height hedges

Privet ordinary. The plant is highly decorative. It is unpretentious to growing conditions. Privet lends itself well to a haircut and keeps its shape for a long time. From this shrub you can make a dense medium-sized hedge with a beautiful shape.

Privet hedge

Lilac. All types of this plant bloom beautifully. During flowering, the fragrance spreads far around the area. Lilac is unpretentious, lends itself well to a haircut. From it you can form a dense impenetrable hedge.

blooming lilac

Euonymus. Not very tall shrubs bloom beautifully and compare favorably with unusual foliage. From any kind of spindle tree you get a luxurious hedge.

Black chokeberry. There are legends about the beauty of the plant and the benefits of berries. This rowan variety copes well with the winter cold. An adult plant in height can reach 2 - 2.5 meters. It is especially beautiful in autumn, when the green foliage is replaced by a bright crimson color.

Black chokeberry fruits

Shrubs for undersized fences

The range of plants from which a low-growing border could be made is not so wide. However, for this purpose, perfect:

Mahonia holly. It is best used where a special fencing density is not needed. A low-growing mahonia hedge will turn out to be quite loose. The plant loves shade. After an unusually beautiful flowering, the shrubs will be decorated with a scattering of berries.

Magonia holly in the flowering period

Bloodroot. This plant is also called Kuril tea. Its leaves can be brewed and drunk instead of the usual tea. The shrub has good resistance to severe frosts. Potentilla can grow up to one and a half meters. But gardeners prefer to make low-growing borders out of it, forming miniature compact shrubs with the help of a haircut.

Potentilla hedge

evergreen fencing

A living evergreen wall can be obtained on the site if you plant an ordinary spruce around the perimeter. It perfectly tolerates severe frosts, grows well even in conditions of strong shading. But it is worth paying attention to the fact that spruce loves fertile and well-moistened soil.

Juniper is often used today, because it looks great both in single plantings and in group plantings. This slow-growing plant is able to disinfect the air. Juniper is especially useful for people suffering from respiratory diseases.

juniper hedge

Fir. Poorly taking root in urban conditions, in a summer cottage or in a rural area on a site, you can create a luxurious evergreen fir fence. Its exquisite beauty is due to the color of the needles, which can be golden green or blue. Where fir grows, the air is always fresh and filled with a wonderful coniferous aroma.

Prickly plant fences

Hawthorn blood red. This shrub is distinguished by purple-red shoots. Leaves turn red in autumn. And even when they fall off, the plant will be decorated with clusters of red berries for a long time. During the flowering period, hawthorn bushes are covered with "snow-white foam". Hawthorn will make an impenetrable durable hedge.

Sea buckthorn. An unpretentious plant well suited for the formation of an impenetrable double fence. Foliage in combination with bright berries give the shrub a decorative effect and a special charm. Sea buckthorn reproduces easily even with the help of seeds. Berries have healing properties. It is worth considering that if you regularly cut the sea buckthorn fence, its yield decreases.

The rose is climbing. During the flowering period, you simply cannot take your eyes off the luxurious living wall. To create fences, you can use different varieties of this thorny shrub. The rose can unwind up to 2-3 meters. By cutting it regularly, the natural fence is left at a predetermined height. The rose has a strong root system. She gives a lot of escapes. Therefore, in order to limit their growth, you need to regularly weed them out or put growth restrictions.

Climbing rose in bloom

Climbing plants for a living fence

Maiden grape. This vine is often used for landscaping fences. It grows rapidly, its dense crown covers any surface of the fence with a dense layer. Grapes prefer fertile soils. The green color can range from bright green to purple. It depends on the degree of illumination.

girlish grapes

Hop. The decorativeness of this climbing plant is given by rough foliage, as well as fruits in the form of cones, which are widely used in traditional medicine. If you want to decorate your site with hops, then you need to know the following subtleties: young plants will have to be watered regularly and the soil fertilized. Hops are often attacked by aphids. The plant will need to be treated for pests.

Kirkazon. The decorativeness of this vine is given by huge leaves, the size of a plate, as well as long earrings during the flowering period. In winter, its shoots die off completely, but quickly recover with the onset of warm days. It is for this reason that kirkazon is used only for decorating fences on the site. It is not suitable for external fences.

When planting any hedge, it should be borne in mind that in harsh conditions it is easier to keep fast-growing plants in order than evergreens. Maintaining the beauty of a green fence will have to be done not only with a haircut. A well-groomed and healthy appearance of plants is given by regular watering, removal of weeds, treatment from diseases and pests. If there is no experience in creating hedges, then it is better to consult with more experienced gardeners on the selection of plants and their care. Do not be afraid to experiment and create beauty with your own hands.

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