2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
A summer cottage open to all winds and prying eyes is not a good idea. Usually, the protection and shelter of the front garden is a fence, of which there are many varieties. However, a classic fence made of wood or stone is commonplace. To protect the backyard from prying eyes, dust and smog, hedges have become very popular. This landscape design object can be more reliable and durable. A hedge will transform an ordinary suburban area into a beautiful garden. The inner part of the hedge will be an excellent backdrop for flower beds and other garden objects, the outer part will protect from wind, dust and uninvited animals. A hedge can serve not only as a fence separating the front garden from the roadway, but will also help in zoning the site, and you can also use it to hide unsightly areas of the garden
The green fence is formed from both deciduous and coniferous plants. For arranging a hedge, plants such as thuja, juniper, some varieties of spruce, barberry, ivy, boxwood, shrub quince, grapes, various varieties of willow and many others are chosen. A hedge made of needles turns out to be denser and thicker than deciduous. Evergreens lend austerity, simplicity and orderliness to hedges. A coniferous hedge in care is more whimsical than a deciduous one and surpasses it in cost. With the help of deciduous plants, the hedge turns out to be very diverse, and there is no limit to imagination during its arrangement, it can contain flowers, leaves of different shapes and colors, and even fruits.
According to the method of formation, the hedge is divided into molded and unshaped or natural. A molded hedge requires constant pruning, in the process of which it acquires clear geometric shapes. For such a hedge, plants with high shoot formation after pruning are well suited. They must have dense, dense foliage, so pruning is very important to them, it affects the growth of the number and growth of shoots. To add density, the plants are planted in several rows. Most often, conifers are chosen for this type of hedges: spruce, thuja. If the trees and bushes have reached the required size, then the number of pruning can increase up to 1 time per month or can be carried out as needed.
A natural hedge looks more decorative than a molded one. Plants for her choose different in height, color and degree of growth. This hedge looks more natural and natural. Deciduous plants that shed their foliage in winter are pruned at least twice a year, in summer and autumn; conifers should be pruned once a year. Due to the fact that a variety of flowering plants are present in a natural hedge, it is easier to maintain. Throughout the year, an unformed hedge can delight the eye with a variety of textures and colors, due to the different vegetative period of the plants included in it. To create a natural hedge, the choice of plants is very large, it can be various types of barberry, maiden grapes, rose hips, lilacs, willows and many others.
Plant hedge plants in straight dug trenches around the perimeter of the site or where the hedge is supposed to be. Fertile soil is poured into the dug trenches, plants are planted, covered with soil, well tamped and watered. In order for the plants to not interfere with each other during their growth and development, a certain distance between them should be observed. For good growth, plants should be fertilized and watered periodically.
The disadvantages of arranging a hedge include the fact that tall plants can create unnecessary shade, which will adversely affect the plants planted next to it, which will not receive enough sunlight. However, competent zoning of the site and the correct location of objects on it will help to avoid this.
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