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20 Fast-Growing Shrubs and Bushes for Privacy

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Don’t want to stare at that ugly block wall next door? Tired of seeing your neighbor taking out the garbage in his pajamas? Plants are the answer! If you don’t have years to wait around, no worries. From hydrangea bushes to lilac bushes and every evergreen in between, many attractive, fast-growing shrubs provide privacy, hide eyesores, and offer food and shelter for pollinators, birds, and other wildlife in a matter of a few seasons.

To ensure your shrub gets a good start, choose varieties that work in your USDA Hardiness Zone. Then dig a hole twice as wide and just as deep as the pot. Rough up the root ball with your hands a bit to help the roots spread out. Backfill the hole, but resist the urge to add peat moss or other organic matter. That’s an outdated practice that actually creates drainage problems (called the “bathtub effect”) which can stunt or kill the plant eventually. Just water and mulch your new shrub, and don’t let it dry out the first season as it gets established. Then enjoy the view!

Here are the best plants for privacy that typically reach their mature size within a few seasons.

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Arborvitae

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Arborvitae are stately evergreens which come in many different heights, ranging from a few feet to 30 feet tall or more. Most don’t need shearing to maintain their shape.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 8

Varieties to Try: Green Giant, Spring Grove

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Butterfly Bush

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Sometimes called summer lilac, this sturdy shrub with purple flowers withstands drought, blooms all season long, and attracts pollinators. Newer types are not invasive.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Varieties to Try: Miss Violet, Miss Ruby

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Hydrangea

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Hydrangeas are one of the few plants that can be grown from coast to coast in most climates. Some tolerate part shade, but most need a few hours of sun for best blooms. In the hottest regions, give them morning sun and afternoon shade so they don’t fry.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 10

Varieties to Try: Firelight, Monmar

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Elderberry

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Late spring or early summer flowers and attractive foliage make this graceful plant attractive in a mixed border.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7

Varieties to Try: Instant Karma, Lemony Lace

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Pyracantha

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This vigorous shrub grows upright and boasts clusters of gorgeous fall berries that last well into winter.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Varieties to Try: Graberi, Kasan

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Lilac

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Beautifully-scented lilacs like plenty of sun, but give them a space between plants to let air circulate and reduce the risk of powdery mildew developing. Some types are extremely cold-hardy.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2 to 8

Varieties to Try: Lavender Lady, Angel White

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Forsythia

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You know spring has arrived when the bright yellow forsythia starts blooming! It’s a more moderate grower than some other shrubs but will still reach its mature height relatively quickly.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9

Varieties to Try: Meadowlark, Spring Glory

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8

Beautyberry

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Some types of this sun-loving, perennial plant have solid green or variegated green-and-white foliage, but the prettiest variety has dark purple foliage with masses of white blooms in late summer. The real show is the purple berries in fall.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Varieties to Try: Pearl Glam, Purple Pearls

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Ninebark

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This white-flowering native plant is a standout in the garden with its handsome burgundy foliage that lasts all season, topped with creamy white flowers in early summer. The plant is ultra-cold-hardy and has a elegant arching shape.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7

Varieties to Try: Diablo, Summer Wine

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Loropetalum

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Also called fringe flower due to its beautiful, showy blooms in shades of pink, white and purple, this graceful, vase-shaped shrub reaches maturity relatively quickly.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 9.

Varieties to Try: Snow Panda, Zhuzhou Fuchsia

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Viburnum

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This beautiful evergreen shrub has interesting puckered leaves and pretty white fragrant flowers, followed by showy red fruit.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Varieties to Try: Allegheny, Prague

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Dappled Willow

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The weeping stems of this shrub are pink, with mottled foliage of white, green, and pink. It’s spectacular when massed as a hedge for privacy.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 10

Varieties to Try: Hakuro Nishiki, Flamingo

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Spirea

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This arching shrub boasts a mass of white flowers in spring and colorful orange or reddish foliage in fall. Many types are cold-hardy.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 7

Varieties to Try: Renaissance, Grefsheim

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Red Twig Dogwood

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This multi-stemmed shrub has striking red branches that are stunning in the winter landscape, especially against snow. It’s cold-tolerant, too.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 2 to 8

Varieties to Try: Isanti, Sibirica

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Crape Myrtle

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These heat-tolerant and elegant shrubs or small trees have vibrant purple, pink or white flowers in summer. Some varieties have eye-catching peeling bark.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9

Varieties to Try: Tonto, Natchez

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Serviceberry

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This shrub or small tree is prized for its beautiful orange-red fall color and clusters of white flowers that become deep purple fruits that the birds love.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9

Varieties to Try: Glenform, Autumn Brilliance

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17

Mock Orange

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This fountain-shaped shrub with beautiful white flowers has a light citrusy scent and lush green foliage.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 7

Varieties to Try: Natchez, Belle Etoile

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Euonymus

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Many types of this evergreen work well as a clipped hedge, while others look best left to naturalize. Happy in the shade or sun, some varieties have green and gold variegated foliage.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 8

Varieties to Try: Manhattan, Aureovariegatus

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Juniper

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Junipers come in a staggering array of sizes and colors ranging from green to gold. It’s an extremely cold-hardy evergreen that’s not particularly fussy.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9

Varieties to Try: Montodd, Spartan

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Rose of Sharon

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This reliable summer bloomer boasts exotic-looking flowers of white, pink, purple, or lavender and every shade in between. New varieties grow in a pillar (columnar) shape.

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9

Varieties to Try: White Pillar, Notwoodthree

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17 Fast-Growing Shrubs for Privacy Hedges

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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

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    There should be a special place in your heart for forsythias. 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 evergreen 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

    • Planting and shaping hedges

    Thinking about a "green" alternative to a boring fence? We tell you how to make a hedge in the country with your own hands.

    The first half of May is the ideal time for planting hedges. Don't waste time! Check out our memo and make the most of your May weekend.

    Why do you need a hedge on the site?

    What goals you pursue when planting a hedge depends on many important nuances: the selection of plants, and the scheme of their planting, and the formation, and height of the hedge.

    High hedge - instead of a fence

    If you want to achieve maximum privacy on your site, but the prospect of erecting a three-meter fence does not appeal to you, plant tall shrubs around the perimeter: hornbeam, thuja emerald. Such a hedge can grow up to 3-4 m in height.

    Medium high fence - for zoning and wind protection

    Not only the interior of the house, but also the landscape of the site needs competent space planning. With the help of a well-placed medium-sized hedge, you can separate the flower garden from the beds, enclose a recreation area, and, importantly, protect plants that are sensitive to drafts from strong gusts of wind.

    The optimal height of the hedge for such purposes is 1-2 m. Spiraea (willow, viburnum and gray), turf, privet grow to approximately this size.

    Low hedge - for borders and ornamental garden

    Boxwood, yew berry, spirea (gray and willow), privet, brilliant cotoneaster, wrinkled rose, golden currant are easily formed in the form of a hedge up to 1 m high. Such a neat border can border a garden path, flower bed or garden bed.

    Selection of hedge plants

    Once you have decided on the functions that the green fence should perform on your site and its desired height, you can begin to select trees and bushes for the hedge.

    It all depends on the time you can spend caring for the plants, how long you are willing to wait for the plants to grow to the desired size, the climatic conditions of the region, etc.

    Evergreen hedge - for aesthetes

    If you want your green wall to be "in shape" all year round, choose coniferous shrubs and trees for your hedge. The choice of candidates is great: western thuja, boxwood, cypress, spruce, juniper.

    Free-growing hedge - for the lazy

    If you don't want to be burdened by constant trimming of your hedges, choose plants that don't require shaping. It can be all kinds of wild roses, tea roses, spireas, hawthorn, honeysuckle (Tatar or Maaka), vesicle, deren, mock orange, lilac (Amur or Hungarian), Japanese genomeles, hydrangea (large-flowered, tree-like, paniculate).

    Clipped hedges - for perfectionists

    If fiddling with pruners and clippers in the flower garden is your best weekend getaway, don't be intimidated by hedges that love "model haircuts". The best plants for them are hawthorn (plum-leaved, prickly, blood-red), maple (Tatar or Ginnala), alpine currant, boxwood, etc.

    Fast growing hedge - for the impatient

    If you want to see results almost instantly after planting, the easiest way is to plant climbing annuals along a chain-link or pergola. For example, it can be nasturtium, morning glory, sweet peas. As a fast-growing perennial hedge, tea roses, rose hips, willow, (goat, holly, purple, redwood), hops, viburnum vesicle, dogwood, Chinese magnolia vine, clematis are suitable.

    Planting seedlings for hedges

    The first step is to decide on the scheme of planting hedges: single-row, two-row or three-row.

    If you have a small plot, plant a hedge in 1-2 rows, no more.

    Single-row planting is usually used for green fences of coniferous trees and shrubs, and planting in 2-3 rows is carried out for deciduous shrubs.

    To plant hedge seedlings, dig trenches deep 30-60 cm, depending on the size of the plants (60 cm for a high hedge, 40-45 cm for a medium-sized hedge, 30-35 cm for a short hedge).

    The width of trench for single-row planting should be 45-50 cm for trees, 30-40 for tall shrubs, 20-30 cm for small shrubs.

    Double the width of the trench for 2-row and 3-row hedges. In this case, the seedlings are "settled" in a checkerboard pattern.

    Shearing and shaping hedges

    Forming hedges from shrubs and trees begins a year or two after planting, when they have finally taken root and put out side shoots.

    Coniferous shrubs and trees are cut once a year in spring, deciduous - twice a year (spring and autumn).

    On the front wall of a hedge (which is lit by the sun), the tips of the shoots are cut first. On the shaded side of the hedge, protruding, crookedly growing branches are trimmed.

    The shape of the fence must be strictly rectangular or slightly widen towards the ground. Narrowing the fence down is wrong!

    The following year, the bushes are cut so that after cutting they remain 5-15 cm more magnificent than they were last year.

    Of course, if your site is planted not with a standard thuja or boxwood hedge, but with less common shrubs that require special care, they should be formed and cut in accordance with the recommendations for a particular plant species. Arm yourself with our Ornamental Pruning Calendar.

    Hedge Feeding

    Another important aspect of hedge care is regular fertilizing for good shrub growth.

    If you are a beginner gardener, the easiest way would be to buy a ready-made complex of mineral fertilizers containing phosphorus, potassium, nitrogen and trace elements (mandatory - magnesium). For example, Kemira and similar fertilizers are suitable.

    Top dressing should be applied 3-4 times during the season, that is, with a frequency of approximately 1-1.5 months.

    Hedge shelter for the winter

    If thuja, honeysuckle, viburnum and other common shrubs for hedges are completely frost-resistant in order to endure winter without consequences in the middle lane, then hedges from boxwood, yew and other more thermophilic plants in harsh and snowless winters can freeze, so they need shelter. This is especially true if your site is heavily blown by the winds.

    To do this, the bushes are covered with burlap or spunbond (but by no means with a film!), And in snowless winters, you can also mulch the tree trunks with sawdust, leaves, straw or cover them with spruce branches.

    Find out more about the creation and care of hedges on the site in our material:

    How to plant a hedge. What can be planted

    Hedges provide privacy, protection from wind and dust. They can be successfully created from tall plants. These can be ornamental shrubs, evergreen trees that stand out even during the winter months. Green fencing can be a real alternative to the classic hedge and a design element in the garden.

    Flowering fence can combine several types of plants. With the right choice, you can ensure that some of them bloom in the spring, others in the summer, and the rest delight in the fall with their colorful fruits.

    Please note! A hedge has several advantages over a classic fence: it is stronger than, for example, a wooden one. However, their greatest advantage is their beauty.

    A living fence can be used to protect plants from the cold from the north, or to provide shade for those plantings that love it. The downside is that you have to wait until it reaches the desired height, but it's worth the wait.

    It is necessary to decide on the option of suitable plants in order to get a beautiful hedge. Usually it is created from different shrubs and can be attractive if the plants are chosen correctly.

    Flowering hedge

    When constructing such a hedge, plants are most often chosen that create a dense green wall, attractive with thick leaves and beautiful flowers.

    Contents

    How to plant a hedge

    When planting, choose a time when the plants are not exposed to extreme weather conditions. Spring and autumn are suitable for creating flowering hedges. This is due to the fact that during these periods there is usually neither extreme heat nor cold.

    Additional information! To make hedges easy to care for, use hardy bushes. It should also be borne in mind that most shrubs fully bloom only in the second year after planting.

    Distance between plants

    It should be such that flowering bushes do not interfere with each other's growth. If you choose plants with the same height, care measures will be much easier.

    When planting, the bushes are placed in a row at a distance of about 0.5 to 1.5 meters (width depends on the selected plants):

    If the plants are planted in staggered rows, a very closed and dense hedge will be obtained.

    Please note! For small gardens, due to lack of space, single-row planting with small shrubs is recommended. In large gardens, a multi-row hedge looks very natural.

    Small and strongly flowering trees are planted in the first row. Depending on the location, rows of raspberries, gooseberries or currants are suitable.

    Living fence maintenance

    To prevent or reduce the appearance of wild weeds, geotextiles can be placed between the rows. It makes sense to plant ground cover plants.

    Pruning

    Hedges should be pruned once or twice a year, depending on the chosen plant. Their growth must be free.

    Trimming a hedge

    How do you trim a hedge? Start from the fourth or fifth year to regularly update the plants. To do this, remove the old shoots as low as possible, without affecting the young shoots. This will help them develop better.

    Please note! In a multi-row planting, the front strip can be cut one year and the back strip the following year to maintain cutting consistency.

    How to choose hedge plants. What can be planted as a hedge

    When choosing, it is important for what purpose it is intended. The following factors must be taken into account:

    Most flowering shrubs shed their leaves in autumn, but there are also evergreen species that provide privacy to the garden all year round.

    One of the most popular flowering shrubs for hedges is mock orange, which blooms with numerous small white flowers. During the flowering period, the bushes are completely covered with flowers similar to jasmine, they look very attractive. The plant prefers sunny places and humus soils, but they can also cope with partial shade and less fertile soils. They tolerate drought well and are quite resistant to low temperatures.

    Bird's oats (common privet) grow very fast (up to 1 m per year) and will soon separate the garden from the outside world. Some varieties can grow over 3 meters without cutting. Quite frost-resistant, withstands a short-term decrease in temperature to minus 30 ° C. Drought tolerant, grows in a wide range of soil types,

    Ivy is available in green to golden varieties and is very easy to grow. This evergreen also tolerates nutrient-poor soils and varied climates, so it can be used in hedges just about anywhere.

    Evergreen Krushpan (Boxwood) is a classic choice for hedges.

    Boxwood in a low hedge

    If allowed to grow freely, it will grow up to 6 meters tall, but a cut can keep it at the right height. Various sculptures and shapes can be carved from it.

    Holly is an evergreen holly with glossy and variegated leaves. Many varieties of holly have all sorts of uses, and it adapts to different conditions. Thanks to the thorns on its leaves, it can also serve as a barrier against wild animals. The shrub is decorated with flowers in spring, and red berries in autumn and winter.

    Cyprus (Kupress) grows erect and very fast (more than 50 cm per year). From it you can make a beautiful and elegant fence.

    Thuja (Arborvitae) is the most commonly used hedge plant, mainly because of its fast and dense growth. It requires little to no maintenance and grows well in a variety of soil and climate conditions.

    Juniperus (Juniperus) is a very hardy evergreen coniferous tree.

    Juniper fence

    Individual varieties vary in size and shape (from dwarf to 10m plants). It lives for hundreds of years and, when properly sheared, creates beautiful long-lived hedges.

    Forsythia is a shrub that blooms in spring. Before the leaves appear, from March to April, bright yellow flowers bloom on all branches. Shoots of a shrub of medium height, hanging in an arcuate manner. Forsythia prefers lighter soils and sunnier spots. Pruned in the spring, after flowering, so that the plant forms more flower buds for the next year.

    Deutzia magnifica or Kolkwitzia amabilis. Both shrubs grow easily and quickly, growing to a height of up to 3 m.

    Deutsia: hedge

    They are most beautiful when flowering in late spring with delicate pink flowers.

    Budleia (Budleia davidii) is suitable for drier and sunny places with high calcium content in the soil. In summer, in the form of a hedge, a powerful bush is very effective. The plant is unpretentious and tolerates a haircut well.

    Buxifolia leaves look like boxwood. Like boxwood, it has dark green ovoid leaves. An evergreen, flowering shrub reaching a maximum height of one meter.

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