Hedges

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

The suburban area is associated with nature, a huge variety of plants and a riot of colors. Landscaping of the backyard territory is one of the primary tasks in its improvement. Considering the different styles of landscape design, one cannot fail to notice that the use of plants is present in each of them. There are many tools, methods, techniques and ways to use plants to decorate a summer cottage

If the area open to the winds and views does not always suit residents, and the installation of solid fences is unacceptable, one of the popular methods of ennobling the territory comes to the rescue - the creation of a "live" fence. A hedge is specially planted plants that serve as a fence, protection, or have a purely decorative function, turning an outstanding summer cottage into a beautiful garden. A wide variety of plants are suitable for arranging a hedge, the main thing is to determine the functions and preferences. Fences can be divided into molded and free-growing.

Molded hedges consist of densely growing small-leaved plants. The main point of care is a regular haircut, with the help of which the desired shape is achieved. For such a hedge, well-branching plants with dense vegetation are chosen. Thuja and juniper varieties are very popular plants for arranging molded hedges. With these plants, a tight enclosure can be achieved. Thuja grows well and is suitable for the formation of not only rectangular hedges, but also for the design of various complex shapes. Deciduous plants are also used, such as small-leaved elm, common elder, heather, lingonberry and others.

Free-growing hedges are made up of beautifully flowering lush plants. Such green spaces look more natural and natural than molded ones and require less careful maintenance, which consists in pruning old and unnecessary branches, feeding and watering. For a free-growing hedge, you can choose almost any plant, such as: hawthorn, lilac, blackberry or raspberry bushes, barberry, viburnum, varieties of bladder. These can be fruit trees, flowering shrubs, and even tall ornamental grasses. For the density, density and better growth of such a hedge, young shoots should be cut in the spring. To create an impassable wall, thorny plants are chosen, however, it should be remembered that they are quite traumatic and the presence of small children and pets in such an area is not desirable.

A climbing fence is a very interesting idea when setting up a site. For its design, a frame will be required, which can be fences, wickets, gazebos, arches, gates. To create this hedge, both annual and perennial plants are chosen, which grow quite quickly and quickly cover the entire area of the frame, such plants include: maiden grapes, sweet peas, ivy, climbing rose and many others. A hedge made of climbing plants will give even a nondescript old fence a second life, adding sophistication and originality.

Free-growing hedge maintenance does not require a lot of time and money. Coniferous hedges are sheared once a year, in early May, before young shoots sprout, deciduous twice, in early and late summer. The molded hedge is cut more often as it should be perfect. Cutting plants not only gives shape, but also allows you to achieve a dense, dense cover. Evergreens require more careful maintenance, some of them should be covered in winter, protecting from the cold, and in summer, protected from burnout and direct sunlight. Regular feeding and periodic watering are also necessary for the plants. A hedge is planted not for one year, but for a long period, so the soil must be of high quality and fertile.

Living plantings give the suburban area coziness and serenity. Plant fences will not only protect the area, but also protect the area from unwanted guests, dust and wind. A hedge can serve as an independent decorative element of landscape design or become the basis and background for flower beds and flower beds.