Fast growing evergreen screening plants

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Its leaves are gone. Its berries have disappeared. Its flowers are absent. It is winter, and yet red twig dogwood still stands out. Despite having lost so many features, red twig dogwood may be at its best when nothing blocks the view of its finest feature: its signature fire-red bark color (the same applies to yellow twig dogwood, but in a different color). Looking at such a plant can lift your spirits on the gloomiest of winter days.

• USDA Growing Zones: 2 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Rich, fertile, moist soil

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The wonderfully fragrant shrub, mock orange is rather unfortunately named for what it is not, rather than for what it is. As the "mock" in its name suggests, mock orange is not a true orange. But the citrusy smell of its white blossoms is enough to invite comparison. Another white-flowered option is doublefile viburnum. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Well-drained, loamy soil

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Like mock orange, the traditional lilac is an olfactory treasure with fragrant flowers that you probably remember from your grandparents' yard.  There are plenty of new cultivars available.

• USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Loamy soil

04 of 17

There should be a special place in your heart for forsythia bushes. When their flower buds start yellowing up, forsythia flowers herald nothing less than spring, itself. Among the bushes, they are some of the earliest spring flowers.

• USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained soil

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The branching of rock cotoneaster is stiff and dense, giving the plant a rather bristly look. Stems shoot off the branches in what is often referred to as a "herringbone pattern," a term also used in hardscaping. The bristly look is significantly softened once the red berries appear, as your attention will be drawn to their fleshy orbs. But for a privacy hedge, go with one of the taller types of cotoneaster, such as C. lucidus.

• USDA Growing Zones: 5 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Loamy, well-drained, evenly moist soil

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Beautyberry is such a fast-growing bush that many recommend pruning it down to within a foot or so of the ground in early spring. The resulting new growth, laden with berries by autumn, is sufficiently large to make for a compelling display. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 6 to 10
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained

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Even though ninebark was named for its bark, it is not in quite the same class as red twig dogwood. The Diablo cultivar offers something beyond an interesting bark: Dark foliage that makes it one of the so-called "black" plants.  

• USDA Growing Zones: 2 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Clay or loamy soil

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Forsythia may be one of the earliest heralds of spring, but it's not as early as pussy willow, which displays its characteristic fuzzy white catkins even before the arrival of forsythia's yellow blooms. You can also try another willow shrub that grows quickly, Flamingo Japanese willow. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 2 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained

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Loropetalum's use is not restricted to the American Southeast, but that region may well be considered its "capital" in the New World, where it is an evergreen shrub and an immensely popular plant.

• USDA Growing Zones: 7 to 9
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Rich, well-drained, loamy, acidic soil

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There are many kinds of evergreen arborvitae that are used in hedges (including the relatively small 'North Pole'), and they do not all exhibit the same rate of growth. Therefore, not all arborvitaes are equally suited for use in privacy hedges. A good choice for large privacy hedges is the fast grower 'Green Giant', which can reach 50 to 60 feet tall (with a spread of 12 to 20 feet). If you want a bush that is more compact and do not mind waiting a bit longer, 'Emerald Green' arborvitae is a better option. The latter usually reaches just 12 to 14 feet tall, with a spread of 3 to 4 feet. Its foliage comes in flat sprays and, if you look closely, the needles appear covered in scales. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 2 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Moist, well-drained, loamy soil

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One advantage that yews have over many similar evergreens is that these shade-tolerant plants will thrive in north-facing foundation plantings, no matter how sunlight-deprived. Yet they can be grown in full sun, too.

Warning

If you have small children, make sure they do not eat the berries: Their toxic seeds classify yew as poisonous plants. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to shade, depending on type
• Soil Needs: Well-drained soil

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This is not the poisonous plant that famously killed the Greek philosopher Socrates. No part of this tree is poisonous. Moreover, whether you think of hemlock as a tree or shrub may well depend on where you live. If you dwell in a rural area of North America, you probably know hemlock as a towering tree. But some of the finest privacy hedges in suburbia are composed of scaled-down Canadian, or Eastern, hemlocks. 

• USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 7
• Sun Exposure: Part sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Rich, moist soil

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Burning bush may be the poster child for invasive shrubs in North America. It is a fast grower with a terrific fall color that ranges from red to pinkish-red. Burning bush also produces reddish-orange berries in fall. Just be aware that this is an invasive shrub and should be planted with care.

• USDA Growing Zones: 4 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Sandy, loamy soil

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Also known as leyland cypress, leylandii is a hybrid of Alaskan cedar and Monterey cypress. It is an aggressive grower, capable of growing up to 3 feet per year, and it gets a bad rap for being difficult to handle. However, if you keep up with annual or semi-annual pruning, leylandii makes an excellent privacy hedge or windbreak.

• USDA Growing Zones: 6 to 10
• Sun Exposure: Full sun
• Soil Needs: Clay, loamy, sandy soil

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Like most maples, the amur maple is prized for its brilliant fall color, but it's also a fast-growing shrub that makes a great privacy hedge as well as a winter windbreak. The most popular cultivar for hedges is 'Flame', which grows in USDA plant hardiness zones 3 to 8. It can grow up to 2 feet per year and needs only annual pruning to keep its shape.

• USDA Growing Zones: 3 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Clay or loamy to sandy, well-drained soil

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Cherry laurel, also commonly called English laurel, is a good option for those in relatively warm climates, as it's hardy only to zones 6 to 8. In ideal conditions, it can grow up to 3 feet per year. Its glossy green leaves are evergreen and do not change color in fall. Creamy white flowering clusters bloom in spring.

• USDA Growing Zones: 6 to 8
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade
• Soil Needs: Rich, well-drained soil

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The privet is the quintessential (or at least the most familiar) privacy hedge plant. It grows quickly, prunes nicely, and has flowers that lead to fruit clusters that last through the winter. While Ligustrum vulgare was once the most common type of privet planted, it has lost popularity to some of the more ornamental varieties, such as Japanese privet (L. japonicum).

• USDA Growing Zones: 7 to 10
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to part sun
• Soil Needs: Well-drained, rich soil

The most popular plants are easy to form, so making them into spherical, conical, and other complex shapes is not a particularly difficult job. Green fencing is a fence that effectively separates residents from prying eyes, random visits from animals, protecting privacy.

The density and height of the green hedge is determined by the choice of plants and the preference of the garden owner. Hedge options:

1. fairly transparent, sparse;
2. short;
3. high;
4. close-fitting;
5. strongly compacted, so that all plants begin to form a single whole.

The choice of plants is not easy. There are many trees and shrubs on the market, most of them are equally unpretentious and easy to grow. When choosing shrubs, you need to pay attention to the following features:

• growth rate;
• ease of planting, maintenance;
• evergreen crown.

Generally fast-growing plants with many advantages are chosen:

1. produce lush growth after a few seasons;
2. recover quickly, even serious mistakes in cultivation, pruning are quickly corrected on their own.

Popular conifers

Thinking about what is better to make a fence, it is worth starting your search with well-known conifers. Ornamental coniferous hedge shrubs are a great idea to create the fastest growing fence. Varieties that do not cause any special problems in winter care are better suited. Coniferous fast-growing shrubs are one of the least demanding plants, allowing you to provide a beautiful appearance all year round.

Juniper

Juniper often appears in the garden. This perennial grows in meadows, clearings next to the forest. Often, juniper is associated with a separately growing bush, but it is perfect, as an option, from which to make a living impenetrable hedge, even for animals. You can choose varieties that are fast growing, characterized by a beautiful shape, evergreen appearance, high resistance to adverse growth conditions.

Juniper will appeal to those who like to adjust the height of the hedge by trimming. The plant easily tolerates a haircut, with proper cultivation creates a spectacular fast-growing wall. This is a great outlet for the impatient.

Chinese juniper is an ideal hedge shrub. Winter care is unproblematic, the perennial is completely frost-resistant.

Spruce

Particularly recommended for lovers of natural, irregular hedges, Serbian spruce. This ornamental shrub has a thin shape, very dense. Planting a fast-growing hedge of spruce should be done close to each other so that the plants can form a dense wall. This is an ideal solution if you need to surround the site, outbuildings, fences, house with a high green wall. Serbian spruce reaches an impressive size - it can grow up to 15 meters.

Spruce forests require intensive pruning, they are characterized by rapid growth - growth can reach 100 cm annually!

Advantages of Serbian spruce:

• high shade tolerance;
• resistance to poor growing conditions;
• perfectly tolerates cold, frost.

Serbian spruce in the Moscow region - planting photo

Thuja

All the coniferous fast-growing plants mentioned are popular, but not even half as popular as the queen of coniferous trees - thuja. A living coniferous hedge from a thuja is certainly a great option. The garden will always be beautifully presented, attention should be paid to the scaly thuja needles, which, depending on the variety, come in different shades:

• light green;
• dark;
• grey-blue.

Thuja provides a wide field for garden decoration.

Photo. Brabant thuja living wall

Western thuja grows very fast. This tall species tolerates a sunny or shady location, so it looks equally good along the entire length of the fence. Thuja does not cause problems in winter, it is popular in climatic zones where frost-resistant plants are needed.

Characteristic features of western arborvitae:

• frost resistance;
• fast growth;
• high cutting resistance, can be formed freely;
• needles are not sharp, so you can plant arborvitae in the garden where children play.

Easy care, pleasant colors, tolerance to the place of cultivation are not the only advantages of arborvitae. This is an ideal hedge plant also because of the height. After a few years, the average height of the fence reaches 2 meters, it is possible to maintain the size of the fence at a high level without effort. This is the optimal height - the plant does not cast a huge shadow, completely covering the private space of the garden.

Photo. High hedge of arborvitae smaragd

Balsam fir

Fir grows in the forest zone (in Russia - up to the Urals), grows poorly in the forest-steppe. The crown shape is large cones, initially dark purple, later brown. Tree of small or medium size, 15-20 meters high. The crowns of old trees are narrow, conical, with a sharp tip.

Needles are short, narrow, flat, dark green above, shiny, below with two white or gray stripes. The smell of needles is pleasant, balsamic. The buds are covered with a glassy resin. Small in size, 5-10 cm long, ripen and fall apart in September-November.

There are short, dwarf varieties such as Nana Balsam Fir.

Balsam fir is resistant to low temperatures down to -30 degrees, but requires high humidity, suitable soil. The average growth of fir is 10 m. Shiny needles emit a strong balsamic smell after friction.

Deciduous trees

Some plants that grow rapidly in the wild grow into huge trees. It is enough to plant them at short intervals and regularly cut the shoots to form a limited, dense hedge of various shapes. There are many trees used for decorative fences, the most popular species are:

• hornbeam;
• book.

Photo. Hornbeam hedge

Trees are more demanding for cultivation than deciduous shrubs, but they tolerate not particularly favorable conditions well, and are resistant to low temperatures. Thanks to them, there is a chance to create a fast-growing hedge in the garden, which looks extremely decorative in autumn, when the leaves turn yellow or red.

Photo. Beech hedge

Deciduous shrubs

An interesting option is deciduous shrubs, which are much easier to form. Most species shed their leaves for the winter, but some have evergreen foliage that makes the natural enclosure attractive all year round. Evergreens can create a fast-growing hedge, so it's worth finding out and choosing the right varieties for your hedge. Below is an overview of the best hardy shrubs for green hedges.

Common privet

If you need a variety that does not require careful maintenance, be sure to choose privet for a beautiful living hedge. This little-known name hides an extremely showy plant.

The main advantages of privet:

• low requirements for growing conditions;
• care does not take long.

To form a beautiful shape of the privet, it is necessary to regularly cut the bush twice a year, especially in the first years of life. It is a hedge-forming plant that is very resistant to the low temperatures typical of Russian winters.

Evergreen boxwood

Boxwood is a popular shrub for deciduous hedges. Evergreen boxwood grows fast. This is the most popular and affordable type of fast growing hedge. Boxwood is versatile and has many other uses:

• planted as individual bushes;
• forms small fences;
• creates dense, dense hedges.

Additional benefits of axle box:

• ease of cultivation;
• relatively low soil requirements;
• undemanding to the landing site.

Boxwood requires regular, intensive pruning. Forming can be done even by a novice amateur gardener, the bush is resistant to experiments, quickly recovers. To keep the buxus under control, the trimming procedure is performed quite often. The plant does not require much effort, it grows well in the gardens of busy people.

Boxwood is one of the best plants for beautiful living hedges due to its ease of forming a crown. The shrub is often used to create complex ornaments:

• winding path edging;
• various shapes;
• compound hedges with different heights.

Evergreen boxwood does not shed its leaves for the winter, maintaining its aesthetic appeal all year round.

Cotoneaster brilliant

Cotoneaster hedge is a popular solution. It is a deciduous shrub with straight, stiff shoots. It grows to a height of 1-2 meters. The leaves are dark green, beautifully shiny, in autumn they turn brown, orange, yellow. In shape - elliptical or ovoid, 2-7 cm long and 1-3 cm wide, sharp at the top.

Cotoneaster, blooming in summer, produces pink, honey-bearing flowers. Flowers 5-6 mm in diameter, pink-green, with white ends of the petals, collected in inflorescences of 3-8 pieces. Flowering period: May-June.

Photo. Cotoneaster leaves and flowers

Fruits appear in October, first red or dark purple, then black spherical berries up to 1 cm in diameter. Berries ripen in August, fall off rather quickly.

Photo. Cotoneaster fruit

Brilliant cotoneaster is planted in sunny or semi-shaded places.

Advantages of cotoneaster:

1. characterized by complete resistance to low temperatures;
2. drought tolerant;
3. soil tolerant: medium need for fertility, prefers substrates that are light, permeable, slightly acidic or slightly alkaline pH, dislikes wet, heavy soils;
4. resistant to air pollution, recommended for planting in cities, near highways;
5. tolerates pruning and is one of the best cotoneaster varieties for hedges.

Features of cotoneaster hedge: melliferous plant, fruits suitable for birds, dense thickets can be formed.

Recommended for:

• home gardens;
• parks;
• street landscaping.

Planted singly or in groups, often used for low hedges, formed in low rows.

Photo. Cotoneaster brilliant in a living curved hedge.

Evergreen barberry

Nurseries offer several varieties of evergreen barberry. A common option is Berberis Thunberg. Instances differ in leaf color, shape, plant height. Various types of barberry have a height of 50-300 centimeters.

Thunberg's barberry belongs to the most common species. The shrub is characterized by a wide, sprawling bush, with shoots hanging down to the ground. The indisputable advantage of barberry is bright red berries that remain on the shoots in winter. Red fruits are a favorite delicacy of birds.

Barberry is recommended for:

• planting in cities;
• slope reinforcement;
• making hedges.

Varieties with colored leaves are readily used in home gardens. Shrub blooms in May.

Favorable soil reaction: acidic. Location Requirements: Partial shade, full sun.

Viburnum

Dicotyledon Physocarpus opulifolius is a shrub with dark purple leaves. In April, white, delicate flowers appear, collected in umbrellas, then turning into decorative, red berries. Without pruning, the shoots of the vesicle reach a height of 2 meters, with an annual growth of 30 centimeters.

In sunny positions, the leaves of the vesicle take on a beautiful shade. The shrub is unpretentious. It is easy to grow a living beautiful hedge from it.

The main attention should be paid to seedlings immediately after planting, watering is especially important. Thanks to regular watering, the shrub takes root well and grows quickly.

Vesicle resistant to:

• drought;
• frost;
• air pollution.

Due to its unpretentiousness to the conditions, easy care, the vesicle is often planted on the streets, along pedestrian paths.

Euonymus

Fortune's Euonymus is an evergreen shrub with round green shoots. Plant height - up to 3 meters. The leaves are ovate or elliptical, thick, 2-4 cm long, green in color with yellow edges. In winter, the foliage turns red: the colder, the more intense the color becomes. Emerald Gold flowers are greenish-white, grouped in rather large inflorescences.

Shrub likes fertile, humus, airy soils, rather moist. Euonymus should be planted in sunny or semi-shaded places. Blooms in July. Resistant to frost, but can freeze in harsh winters. Requires pruning 3 times a year:

1. in spring;
2. in June;
3. in the first half of August to prepare the shoots for winter.

Sometimes the euonymus is planted under the crowns of trees, on which it rises to a height of up to 3 meters.

Laurel Cherry

This perennial shrub with a compact vertical crown is found in Southern Europe, North Africa, Western Asia. It takes the form of a bush or small tree. Leaves - lanceolate, sharp, with wavy edges, hard. Flowers are small, collected in clusters. The fruit is a cherry-like berry, black in color, edible.

Attention! Laurel seeds are poisonous!

The plant prefers warm, sunny positions. Requires fertile, well-drained, consistently moist soil. In winter, you need to cut the shoots in half.

Hawthorn

Hawthorn is a shrub or low tree belonging to the Rosaceae family. Grows on many continents in the natural environment. Reaches a height of 3-6 meters, has vertical shoots. The leaves are oval with long petioles, carved - have 3-7 lobes. Cream-colored flowers are collected in umbellate panicles pointing upwards. Fruits up to 1 cm in diameter, scarlet-red, edible.

Hawthorn fruits are eaten raw, used for the production of preserves, tinctures, wines.

Hawthorn is easy to grow if conditions are right. A sunny or slightly shaded position is best. Suitable soil is sandy, fertile, moderately moist, although the shrub can grow even on poor soils.

Resistant to air pollution, therefore often used in urban greening. Hawthorn is hardy, but young seedlings need to be covered. The plant is susceptible to pests and diseases (especially fungi). It is necessary to use prophylactic drugs.

Hawthorn looks beautiful on a well formed hedge.

Holly (holly)

Tall shrub, growing up to 6 meters, belongs to the holly family (Aquifoliaceae). The leaves are characteristic, pointed, ovate, dark, shiny on the upper part of the plate. Blooms from May to June, producing small, white, dioecious flowers. In September, extremely decorative red berries appear, remaining on the bush all winter. For fruit production, male and female specimens are planted together.

Attention! Holly berries are poisonous.

The plant is used in herbal medicine, in the treatment of runny nose, rheumatism.

Holly grows easily, undemanding to agricultural technology. Grows well in partial shade, on acidic, permeable, sandy-clay soil. The soil needs to be slightly moist or moderately dry. The bush allows intensive pruning.

In the garden, holly should be planted in shady places where many plants do not want to grow. On acid marshy soils, in the shaded corners of the site, it will create dense decorative fences.

Climbing shrubs

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle Lonicera Tellmanniana is a beautiful, fragrant, undemanding honeysuckle variety. Golden flowers captivate with a beautiful, intense, sweet fragrance. The shimmering radiance of golden-orange, charming flowers, collected in densely flowering clusters, delights and effectively enriches green spaces. Beautiful climbing perennial will decorate the garden thanks to decorative, shiny intertwined shoots up to 5 meters long. A fast-growing shrub gives an annual growth of shoots up to 1 meter.

Charming fruits with an intense red color - tiny, shiny beads adorn the beautiful, delicate shoots of Tellman honeysuckle. Wonderful, smooth leaves, swaying in the wind, resemble an agitated green ocean. Fantastic looking Telman honeysuckle illuminates the garden with golden reflections, making outdoor activities filled with wonderful moments. Honeysuckle is used for entwining:

• fences, hedges;
• walls;
• tree trunks;
• pergolas, gazebos.

The plant loves semi-shaded and sunny places, protected from the wind. The soil is moderately moist. Honeysuckle has high frost resistance.

Kampsis

Large-flowered Kampsis is a climbing flowering shrub up to 10 meters high, grown in the southern regions. It grows luxuriantly, annually increases by 2-4 meters. Blooms in late summer, autumn (August-September). Decorative flowers 5-7 cm long, depending on the variety, come in different colors:

• bright orange;
• orange red;
• scarlet;
• yellow.

The leaves are dark green, composed of 7-11 serrated leaves covered with fine hairs, turning yellow in autumn. Campsis gives numerous shoots. Grows well in a sheltered, sunny position. In winter, the base of the plant should be covered with a mound of leaves, needles 25-30 cm high. The plant rises to supports, fences with the help of aerial roots, winding shoots. Recommended for landing on:

• south walls;
• fences;
• gazebos, pergolas;
• gratings, posts;
• other reliable supports.

Garden ivy

Ivy is a plastic “material”. With frequent pruning, it looks like a smooth wall, when young shoots grow, it acquires a wavy, soft texture. Garden ivy is perfect for making hedges that stay green in the winter, making a statement in the garden.

Instead of building a brick, stone wall, you can choose a metal mesh fence stretched between the posts, braiding it with ivy.

The plant winters well and tolerates low temperatures. But even if it freezes in a harsh winter, it will easily resume in the spring.

Common ivy grows well in shade, partial shade, on medium fertility, moderately moist soil, but not acidic. Its flexible shoots need to be cut correctly. Tough, dark, evergreen leaves create a dense wall of green all year round. This solution is cheaper than a traditional wall, it looks impressive. Ivy goes well with stone, wood, concrete elements of the landscape.

Ivy seedlings are planted in spring (April) or autumn (until November, if temperatures remain above 5 degrees Celsius, no frost is forecast). After planting, it is recommended to trim the ivy so that the remaining shoots are 15–20 cm long. First of all, landing is important. If you want shrubs to grow quickly and vigorously, you need to provide enough space for them to grow. Planting evergreen hedges too tightly can make the plants less attractive. Of course, the distance between seedlings depends on the type of plant. Usually the intervals are 40-50 centimeters. A similar distance is kept from the fence for the hedge. If the planting pattern is followed correctly, you can be sure that a beautiful fence will appear in the garden.

Fast-growing perennial evergreen hedge

Any household territory requires a lot of time and effort to maintain. The most important task facing the owner of his site is its competent and beautiful fencing. In this case, a perennial fast-growing hedge will help you. Evergreen vegetation is a great way to decorate an area and define its borders.

Such a construction, of course, will take a lot of time and effort, but the result is worth it. You can create a similar decor from trees, climbing crops and shrubs. If you still do not know which plants you want to plant, then our review will help you make the right decision.

Contents of the article

• 1 Perennial fast-growing hedge: evergreen trees and shrubs
• 2 DIY hedge in the country house: which plants are better to use
• 3 Cultures for hedges : photos and names of fast-growing plants
  • 3.1 Barberry: planting and caring for the plant
  • 3.2 Periwinkle: photos of flowers and tips from gardeners
  • 3.3 Euonymus: planting and caring for planting
  • 3.4 Privet: hedge for garden
  • 3.5 Hawthorn hedge: secrets
  • 3.6 Features of spruce hedge
  • 3.7 plant
  • 3.8 Willow: creating a hedge
  • 3.9 Campsis grandiflora: planting and caring for the plant
  • 3.10 Brilliant cotoneaster: photo of a hedge
  • 3. 11 Lavson cypress columnaris: growing secrets
  • 3.12 Lylanda Kupressiparis: Interesting use of trees
  • 3.13 Lavrovishna: Photo and description of the hedge
  • 3.14 Padub: Picture and Landing Rules
  • 3.15 Balsamic fir: Description and subtleties of care
  • 3.13.6 ivy Sadovye 9001 3.17 Boxwood: planting, care and reproduction
  • 3.18 Thuja brabant: photo, description and tips for growing
  • 3.19 Thuja smaragd: planting and care of culture
• 4 What is the best hedge to make: useful tips
  • 4.1 Planting considerations
  • 4.2 Care tips

Perennial fast growing hedge: evergreen trees and shrubs

Deciduous varieties are also often used for living fences. These include shrubs such as sea buckthorn, barberry or hawthorn, as well as trees: birch, mountain ash or beech. In winter, they lose their leaves and may appear rare.

Perennials include both trees and shrubs. A fence of them has been created and formed for more than one year. Special supports are required for annuals. They are good to decorate all kinds of artificial fences. In winter, such crops die. Such plants include sweet peas, climbing varieties of beans and kobe.

So, what other advantages does a hedge have:

• plant fences have a high density and well cover the area from view;
• vegetation attracts beneficial insects during pollination periods;
• will not have to wait too long for the plants to grow;
• thorny bushes will become a natural barrier from strangers;
• a large selection of beautifully flowering plants that will be a wonderful decoration for the entire area.

When choosing such an unusual hedge, it is important to consider that the plants require special care. They will need a haircut, watering and a variety of top dressing.

The group of evergreens includes junipers, conifers, cypresses, deciduous trees such as boxwood or holly. The advantage of such crops is their ability to maintain decorativeness all year round.

These fences can be of different heights. Low grow no more than a meter. Medium hedges grow up to one and a half meters, and high ones up to two.

Hedges may differ in how they are formed. For example, free-growing crops do not require complex care. If you choose the right combination of plants, you get a completely natural hedge that does not require regular pruning. But such plantings also have disadvantages. They need to be chosen especially carefully, and they also need a lot of space, as they can spread out a lot.

Formed ornamental plants look exquisite. With the shaping procedure, you can give them any shape. In this case, it is important to choose cultures that are able to maintain the created shape for a long time, and also easily tolerate a haircut.

Note! Fast growing fences can be fully formed in a couple of years. But since these crops grow very quickly, they need frequent pruning to create the desired shape.

Do-it-yourself hedge in the country: which plants are best to use

To make a perennial fast-growing hedge, various evergreens will do. Small trees are also used. When choosing plants, decide in advance what result you want. You can make a fence for the garden from shrubs of one particular type. For this, hawthorn, cotoneaster or barberry are suitable.

Mixed fences also look good. In this case, different types of shrubs and trees are used.

Evergreen shrubs retain their decorative appearance throughout the year. For example, conifers will look bright even in winter in the middle of snow. Importantly, such cultures are unpretentious in care. Just keep in mind that some types of conifers grow better in the shade, and there are species that are better adapted to the sun's rays. Remember that these crops should not be grown on clay soils or near the passage of groundwater.

When choosing crops, consider the intensity of their growth. Slow-growing crops do not require constant pruning. An important point is the height of the plants. A low fence will be made from boxwood, Japanese spirea or gooseberries. If you need a fence up to three meters high, then you can consider options such as juniper, lilac or thuja.

Deciduous plants are able to reach the required size already in the first year. In this case, remember the following points:

• vegetation can grow in different ways, so it needs to be specially formed;
• If the crops are climbing, it is important to take care that they do not grow too far. After all, they can become a threat to your beds;
• practical option - planting fruit-bearing varieties;
• plants with thorns can be an additional protection.

When choosing the right crops, consider the type of terrain, soil and climatic features. Also, learn how the plants will get along with each other.

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Hedge crops: photos and names of fast growing plants

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the most interesting plants that are recommended as fencing. Our review presents a variety of photos and names of fast-growing trees and shrubs for summer cottages, from which you can select the best options.

Barberry: planting and caring for a plant

Growing a barberry fence requires special care. With the right restriction, this plant will actively grow in a suitable direction, and with its spines will protect the territory from strangers. To achieve a dense planting, place the bushes at a distance of 20 cm. Planting in a staggered arrangement can also be tried.

Such a culture will acquire a luxurious look with proper pruning. Here are the features of care and pruning:

• in the first year shoots are cut from the sides. In this case, 2-3 central branches should be left;
• in the second season it is necessary to prune a third before bud break;
• mulch during growth. The height of adult crops is about one and a half meters;
• shaping is done by pruning branches.

Flowering is also an advantage of the crop. The flowers are not only beautiful, but also smell good. Decorative effect is preserved in autumn, and in winter the leaves fall off.

Barberry is best planted in the spring, but if it is impossible otherwise, then it is possible in the fall. It negatively relates to the increased level of soil acidity. During hot periods, the plant should be watered once a week, but without splashing on the foliage.

Periwinkle: photos of flowers and advice from gardeners

Periwinkle is a herbaceous culture that has a different number of colors. Flowering occurs in spring and is most often blue, pinkish or purple.

It is important to know the peculiarities of planting and caring for periwinkle in the open field. You can plant a seedling at any time of the year. It can be late autumn, spring time or summer time in cloudy weather. Culture remarkably takes root both in the illuminated areas and in the shade. This plant does not need constant watering, only in severe drought. Periwinkle can develop independently. It does not overgrow with weeds either.

Important! Trim after the flowering period to create a beautiful shape.

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Euonymus: planting and planting care

Euonymus is not only shrubs, but also trees. But for a live fence it is better to choose bushes. This crop is valued for its beautiful leaf colors, which can include orange, red, yellow, and purple hues.

The plant is fruitful, but its fruits cannot be eaten because they are poisonous. But as a decoration for the backyard, they fit perfectly. Care is not that difficult. Euonymus requires pruning and timely removal of damaged and dried branches. This plant is suitable for forming fences. In this case, it turns out to create a variety of interesting configurations.

Important! The plant can not be watered, but young shoots are extremely unstable to cold weather. Therefore, when frosts, they should be covered.

Privet: a hedge for the garden

Privet comes in many varieties. There are evergreen and deciduous varieties. Planting can bloom, but only at the beginning of summer and only a month. This option is more recommended for the southern regions, as it does not have high frost resistance. In frosty branches are severely frosted over.

Mature bushes do not grow more than two meters in height. There are varieties up to a meter suitable for forming borders. The plant is unpretentious in care and drought-resistant. In addition, it takes root in the shade.

Important! When the bush takes root, you need to cut off the top a little. This will keep the shrub from growing upwards and make it denser.

Hawthorn hedge: growing secrets

Hawthorn is a wonderful plant with useful fruits. But the plant will begin to bear fruit only 6-7 years after planting. Many varieties of this crop are suitable for growing in the most difficult climatic conditions. The advantages of culture include the presence of thorns, which allow you to protect the territory from intruders. The branches of the plant are covered with thorns, and large leaves can grow up to 12 cm. During flowering, white flowers appear that turn into pear-shaped fruits.

This plant does not require complex care. Here are the main maintenance details you need to know about:

• watering should be done once a month if the summer is normal and 3-4 times if it is dry;
• cut shrub to desired shape;
• Suitable planting height is approx. 4-5 meters.

Hawthorn is best planted in areas well lit by sunlight. The best time for planting is spring. It is possible to form and cut a shrub in the fourth year of growth.

Hawthorn matures throughout the autumn period and before the onset of cold weather. In gardening, terry varieties are often used, the buds of which are somewhat similar to roses. There are also tall varieties. These include the Siberian hawthorn, reaching a height of six meters.

When creating a live fence, choose 3-5 year old bushes that have a good establishment. To destroy harmful microorganisms, add a weak solution of potassium permanganate to the well.

Spruce hedge features

Spruce crops are in particular demand due to their ability to stay green throughout the year. In spruce, it is worth noting the following advantages:

• closes the territory from strangers throughout the year;
• purifies the air and helps eliminate bad odours;
• protects the area from dust and snow drifts;
• is resistant to various diseases;
• shaping a tree should rarely be done.

When forming a 1-row hedge, plant the plant 1 meter apart. If a multi-row scheme is used, then trees can be planted in a checkerboard pattern with a distance of a meter. Or linear. In this case, the plants are planted against each other.

Important! Spruces do not do well in dry soils and prefer damp climates.

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Honeysuckle honeysuckle: hedge photo, planting and caring for the plant

Honeysuckle plantations can use different types of plants with different flowering times. Shoots can grow up to two meters in height. Honeysuckle does not require special watering and too fertile soils, but partial shade is important for it. Bright sunlight is detrimental to her. The advantages of culture include resistance to frost. In the first year, a wall with gaps may grow, which will bloom over time. Climbing varieties grow excellently on lattice fences. These varieties are best planted at meter intervals. And the distance between bushes must be at least 60 cm. It can grow up to 6 meters. This culture blooms in spring and early summer. To create a high-quality fence for a plant, you will need special supports. Dry and clay soils are not suitable for cultivation. Care must necessarily include weeding, watering and pruning to form bushes.