A hedge creates a mystery in the garden. Intrigue persists on both sides of the hedge. Inside is a house that looks like a castle. The courtyard that surrounds the hedge is cozy, secluded and comfortable. Often such a fence pleases its owners with coolness and freshness when the sun shines brightly in the summer. In winter, hedges create beautiful patterns of branches in the snow.
Tasks for the fence
A green fence is created from bushes or trees that they try to plant as close to each other as possible. Over time, the branches intertwine, a fence is created that perfectly protects from the wind. You need to choose plants depending on what tasks the fence should have. A hedge can indicate the boundaries of the site - then you can plant a decorative shrub, the height of which is not more than 1 meter. If you want to hide your house and land from neighbors and passers-by, you need to purchase large trees, whose height is 3 meters.
Lilac for art mess
In order to form a hedge, you can plant bushes of lilac, hawthorn, spirea, privet, barberry and juniper. Also suitable trees: thuja, spruce, linden. There are different plants for hedges. What to choose? When forming a green fence, many try to create a unique design so that the fence would be not only practical, but also stylish. In order to create an artistic mess, lilac bushes are planted. It is difficult to process with secateurs, but it grows in a fairly organized manner, creating the effect of a slightly neglected garden. You can also cut the bushes briefly, then choose plants that are designed for frequent formation.
Cotoneaster - unpretentious contrasting plant
Fast-growing shrubs for hedges are an excellent choice for creating hedges. A very interesting shrub is cotoneaster, it grows on stone slides and in moist soil, and feels great even when it is hot outside, although it is better not to abuse it. These are ideal shrubs for hedges - fast-growing, but do not require frequent pruning, which can negatively affect their appearance. In exceptional cases, you can delete a branch that spoils the entire look of the composition. Like hedge shrubs, fast-growing cotoneaster plants are plants for four seasons. They look beautiful in all seasons. On each bush, rounded small and large leaves create an original contrast. In the fall they become reddish-orange, even burgundy. Cotoneaster trees, used as shrubs for hedges, bloom in late spring, later on they form dense reddish berries. These fruits are able to remain on the branches until January; by the end of February, hungry birds eat them.
Honey plants
Such hedge shrubs, fast-growing, can be placed near apiaries, because during flowering they are very attractive for working bees and butterflies. In any case, the selection of plants for hedges must be approached not only creatively, but also practically, given the height, width and color of the future fence.