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17 Fast-Growing Shrubs for Privacy Hedges

  • 01 of 17

     

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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

  • 02 of 17

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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

  • 03 of 17

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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

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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

  • 05 of 17

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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

  • 06 of 17

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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

  • 07 of 17

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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

  • 08 of 17

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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

  • 09 of 17

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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

  • 10 of 17

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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

  • 11 of 17

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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

    • 19 Classy Living Privacy Fences (Plus Plant Examples)

    Creating privacy in the yard is often an essential feature of the urban or suburban outdoor space, and living privacy fences are a great option for homeowners and renters alike to create a backyard oasis uninterrupted by neighbors or unsightly views. Privacy fences can even play a role in rural areas to add lush greenery to your landscaping ideas.

    Some living privacy fences are composed of trees, shrubs, or plants like bamboo, while others use sturdy fencing underneath plants to keep pets and children inside the yard's border. Loose structures can easily be made in most yards by using plants to create privacy fences with living walls.

    What Is a Living Privacy Fence?

    A living privacy fence is not always built with actual fencing, but rather, these fences serve as borders of lush, living plants. A variety of options can be utilized to create this type of fence in your space: Arranging tall plants, adding trailing plants to lattice, and even covering an existing fence with climbing greenery are all popular landscaping ideas for living privacy fences. Most commonly, gardeners and landscapers choose softscape options—meaning their living screen is composed purely of plants rather than including fencing materials.

    Softscape fences can include options like bamboo hedges, tall shrubs, or even planting a line of evergreen trees that maintain their look year-round. You'll have more options if the area is sunny, as many shrubs and flowering bushes require at least six hours of sun per day.

    Choosing plants for privacy screens, however, doesn't necessarily entail growing a hedge—or sticking exclusively with shrubs, for that matter. The "loose border" is an alternative to hedges. While hedges are usually homogeneous, a loose border can be composed of different kinds of evergreen and deciduous shrubs. If you have plenty of space, a loose border of shrubs may be a better option.

    In planning for a loose border, select shrubs that will attain your desired height and width. Living privacy fences formed with loose borders should be layered for maximum effect: That is, put your tallest plant selections (like tall shrubs) in the back row, shorter shrubs and tall perennials in the middle row, and your shortest plants in the front.

    Pros and Cons

    A living privacy screen does not have to be a hardscape fence, although hardscape options do hold an advantage over their softscape counterparts for two reasons:

    1. Speedy results: Using wooden privacy fences, PVC vinyl fences, or masonry walls for privacy furnishes instant screening. A con of living privacy fences is that it may take several years for the plants to reach heights that provide privacy (unless you're willing to pay a higher cost for mature plants).
    2. Yard maintenance: Well-built privacy fences and masonry walls rarely need to be tended to. Plants, on the other hand, need consistent care like watering and trimming to maintain their look.

    However, planting living privacy fences is often preferable to hardscape fencing thanks to their lower costs, attractive look, and customization options.

    Depending on the plants you choose to incorporate into your design, your living screen may have seasonal variations from spring flowers to autumn foliage. When it comes to options like hedges, your living fence can even be pruned into any shape of your choice. An added bonus: Zoning restrictions don't apply to living screens as frequently as to hardscape walls, so these options can be much easier in jurisdictions with strict fencing laws.

    Design Factors

    It's important to consider the height, width, and type of fencing you need. The care requirements for your plants will also play an essential role: If your yard is mostly shaded, plants that need partial sun are best. Likewise, a sunny backyard might cause the plants to become scorched if they are not suitable for growing in direct light.

    When it comes to designing your fence, you can choose between hardscape, softscape, or a combination of both options.

    Hardscape and Combination Fences

    In choosing living privacy screens, remember that hardscape and softscape don't need to be mutually exclusive. Combination fences offer an actual fencing border under or behind the plants to keep pets and children safely inside the yard without exposing the fence underneath. Hardscape fences like chain-link or masonry walls that are already installed can be landscaped with vines for a more attractive look. Climbing roses, like vines, can also be used for this purpose.

    Softscape Fences

    Shrubs make great candidates for living privacy fences, and there are many options for landscapers to choose from. Some shrubs can be shaped like hedges, while others can be left alone to assume their own form in a low-maintenance loose border. Consider the form of the shrub and any color varieties in its flowers and foliage.

    To choose the right plants for your loose border fence, it's helpful to use similar principles to designing a flower bed:

    Hedges are another popular choice for privacy screens in small-yard landscaping where space is limited. When trimmed consistently, a hedge can serve as a true "living wall" without taking up much horizontal space. The trade-off, of course, is in the added maintenance. This is also true for shrubs with dense growth habits.

    We've gathered a variety of living privacy fence options to help you decide what's best for your outdoor space.

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    Fast growing hedge - choosing the right plants

    It is not always possible to install a heavy concrete or solid metal fence, and the chain-link mesh, for all its functionality, does not add aesthetics. In this case, a hedge can be a worthy alternative.

    A garden plot for many citizens is a place of solitude and inspiration for the upcoming work week. If you live on it permanently, then all the more you do not want the details of your personal life to be in the public domain. A hedge will help both hide your land from prying eyes and act as an element of decor. With its help, zoning is also done on the site itself to create a secluded place for reading books or romantic conversations. We will not cast a shadow on your future wattle fence and tell you which plants are best suited for creating an eco-friendly fence.

    Barberry

    This branchy shrub up to 3 m high with thin shoots and sharp long spines will reliably protect your garden from intruders. In addition, the barberry is famous for its beautiful foliage of various shades and bright red fruits that can be eaten (with the exception of some varieties). The shrub, as it grows, retains its decorative effect, because. does not suffer from baldness of the lower part of the bush, so you will not need to plant a second tier of the hedge.

    The plant does not require special care, except for pruning, after which new shoots appear, and the crown becomes denser. Prefers sunny areas, although it can grow in shading, but in this case the foliage will not be as bright.

    Barberry spreads very quickly in the area, so young seedlings that you find in the wrong place should be removed as early as possible, before they have had time to get stronger.

    Privet

    If you want a perfectly even and geometrically correct hedge up to 2 m high, then without any doubt choose this densely branched shrub. Privet has beautiful, dark green, leathery leaves; in ornamental varieties, they can be yellow. Its ability to quickly recover after a haircut and retain its shape for a long time will especially please novice gardeners.

    Privet is an unpretentious, frost-resistant plant that can grow in almost any soil. Even urban conditions of strong gas contamination will not frighten her. The most rational form of a privet hedge is a trapezium with a slight narrowing at the top. Such a profile contributes to better illumination of the crown, and therefore prevents baldness of the lower part of the bush.

    Hawthorn

    A melliferous shrub from the Rosaceae family, reaching a height of 6-8 m, has beautiful rich green foliage that turns orange-red in autumn. In spring, hawthorn bushes are covered with beautiful white or pink inflorescences, which turn into bright red fruits in summer.

    As an ornamental hedge plant, hawthorn is good because it needs almost no maintenance. Within 2-4 years after planting, the bushes are allowed to grow freely. When the diameter of the trunks at the base reaches 1.5-2 cm, hemping is carried out in the fall to improve the appearance (cutting the shoots at a height of 20-25 cm from the ground to get a low bush with a dense crown). A year later, the first haircut is carried out.

    Hawthorn bushes should be pruned regularly as this limits their upward growth and directs them to the side shoots so that the crown at the bottom is not exposed.

    Blackberry

    A hedge, in addition to its functional and decorative qualities, can also be tasty. If you want to enjoy juicy and healthy fruits for several years in a row, then plant blackberry bushes around the perimeter of your plot. In addition, it will reliably protect your possessions, because there will be no one who wants to be in the prickly embrace of this shrub.

    Blackberries are usually planted using a trellis method at a distance of 1.5 m from the main fence. You can use a chain-link mesh as a support, but this will complicate the care of the plant, and the neighbors may be unhappy with your prickly "guard". Blackberries will begin to bear fruit in the 2nd year after planting, but the first pruning should be carried out only after three years. The shrub is unpretentious in care and can withstand both extreme heat and severe frosts.

    Willow

    Many people are accustomed to seeing this plant growing wild along the edges of roads and near water bodies, but it will make an original light and elegant living fence. A wicker fence made of willow is decorative already when planting, an unpretentious plant takes root quickly and in almost any soil. However, such a fence serves more for beauty than protection, so it is suitable for creating secluded areas on the site itself or for decorating the main fence. Willow perfectly absorbs heavy metals and improves soil quality, does not require special care, except for a decorative haircut twice a year, for which many gardeners and designers love it.

    Dogwood white (turf white)

    This branchy shrub, up to 3 m high, is excellent for hedges. Its beautiful light green foliage becomes bronze-crimson, orange or burgundy with the onset of autumn. Plastically intertwined branches of deren, which are painted in various shades of red, are especially decorative, so your living fence will look spectacular at any time of the year.

    For planting varieties of turf with variegated color of leaves, it is necessary to choose brightly lit places, because in the shade the foliage will lose its original color.

    Care of the turf consists of regular sanitary cutting if you decide to keep the natural shape of the bush. In landscape design, the most popular are the shapes of a ball, cube, arc or hemisphere. The first pruning is carried out 3 years after planting, and then twice a year, in June and July. Young bushes need regular watering 1-2 times a week, as well as loosening the soil in the trunk circle and removing weeds.

    Lawson Cypress

    Native to North America, in nature it reaches a height of 80 m, ornamental varieties that can be used in landscape design - up to 30 m. .

    The plant tolerates shearing well, is undemanding to soil fertility, but does not like stagnant groundwater, so it should be planted on hills. Moreover, with age, Lawson's cypress becomes photophilous. However, young trees tolerate shade well, and they should be covered from the bright spring sun.

    Turn

    Fruit shrub up to 2 m tall with serrated leaves densely covering thorny branches. The turn forms impenetrable thickets, so it is great for hedges. Moreover, its fruits can be eaten, and the leaves can be brewed as a tea. A solid wall of this plant around the perimeter of your site will protect heat-loving plants from cold winds.

    Since the blackthorn is an unpretentious shrub that also grows very quickly, the main care consists in regular cutting three times a year - in early April, late June and July.

    Thuja Brabant

    A thuja hedge is a classic option if you need a fence up to 3 m high. The dense green array that trees form will securely close the area from prying eyes and give it austerity. However, thuja do not transmit light well, so in small areas they will give strong shading.

    Care of the plant consists in the removal of dried legs and a complex haircut twice a year. Thuja Brabant can grow up to 1.5 m per year, so the hedge will acquire the necessary forms in the shortest possible time. The plant is picky in the choice of soils, however, on fertile soil, it acquires the greatest decorative effect.

    Forsythia

    A shrub native to China, introduced to Europe by the Scottish botanist William Forsyth and named after him. Forsythia is especially attractive in the spring, when its bright yellow inflorescences color the landscape that is still gray, barely waking up from a long winter. As a hedge, the shrub is good because it grows very quickly, therefore, to preserve the decorative effect immediately after flowering, it must be cut.

    Forsythia is unpretentious, resistant to diseases and pests. It also perfectly tolerates the difficult conditions of the urban environment, coping with air pollution and gas pollution.

    Rosehip

    A permanent inhabitant of my grandmother's front garden, this beautiful shrub has won the hearts of many gardeners. Among other things, wild rose is able to grow profusely, forming impenetrable thickets. Plus, its branches are densely strewn with thorns.

    The first 2-3 years after planting, rose hips need abundant watering 1-2 times a week and regular weeding. In autumn, pruning of all diseased, old and broken branches, as well as forming pruning, is carried out.

    With the right choice of hedge plants, an eco-friendly fence can become not only a reliable protector and a low-maintenance decorative element, but also a useful and tasty culinary addition. Just remember that plants prone to diseases and pest attacks, such as viburnum, will not work as a hedge. Firstly, they very quickly lose their decorative appearance. And secondly, during the epidemic, dense thickets are very difficult to treat with chemicals, especially if this eco-fence is located on the border of the plots.

    Selecting fast growing shrubs and trees for hedges

    A hedge of live shrubs can completely transform the look of your yard. You can plant a small green fence several tens of centimeters high to divide the garden into different zones. Or grow an impenetrable green fence of thorny bushes up to 3 meters high on the site, which will become an ecological alternative to traditional fencing. Depending on the task at hand, you will need different fast-growing hedge shrubs. In this article, we will tell you about which plants are best to choose for planting a green fence.

    Purpose of the fence

    Before choosing plants, answer yourself the question - why do you need a fast-growing perennial hedge?

    And what should it look like?

    In each case, the choice of shrubs or trees for planting will be different. A hedge to protect the site from strangers, as well as a fence that should bloom all season, are planted in several rows.

    Shade-tolerant plants

    For planting hedges, and especially multi-row hedges, landscape designers recommend choosing unpretentious and shade-tolerant shrubs that tolerate regular shearing well. We will tell you about the most popular plants for hedges in this section.

    Honeysuckle

    This is a hardy plant that flowers and bears fruit. The shrub reaches a height of 2.5 m. Honeysuckle is resistant to diseases and pests.

    Mexican Jasmine

    Everyone knows this flowering shrub with a pleasant citrus aroma. Jasmine blooms several times a season and will fill your garden with fragrance. The shrub is ideal for fencing a romantic zone, a place for solitude. Can grow up to 3 meters in height. But it is worth remembering that jasmine does not tolerate a haircut very well, so you should let its crown grow naturally. The shrub is able to grow in full shade, but does not like frost.

    Hazel

    Otherwise known as hazel. You can not only collect fruits from a shrub, but also grow a hedge from it, the first 4-8 branches will be enough for this. Hazel needs regular pruning, as well as fertilization.

    Low-growing plants

    Botanists call a bush low-growing if its height does not exceed 1 meter. Such plants are well suited for the formation of a green border and zoning of the site.

    Potentilla

    The plant blooms with small yellow, white or light orange flowers for 100 days. This plant is drought tolerant, however in hot weather the appearance of the hedge is best maintained by spraying. Potentilla well tolerates winter cold.

    Japanese quince

    Low growing shrub with long spiny branches. Such a fence will not protect from neighbors, but will close the road to your site with their annoying animals. Japanese quince tolerates both shearing and Russian frosts well.

    Ornamental bushes

    Hedge plants in this category have beautiful leaves or flowers. When choosing one of these shrubs, your hedge will not only be a fence, but also a decoration of the site.

    Barberry Thunberg

    This is a frost-resistant variety of barberry. The shrub is notable for its unusual blue-gray leaves, in addition, it blooms for 3 weeks. From the barberry most often form spherical hedges up to 70 cm high.

    Hydrangea

    There are many varieties of this flowering shrub with a lush crown, with a rich palette of colors. Hydrangea grows up to 1.5 meters tall. It tolerates the neighborhood of taller trees well and can grow in the shade.

    Weigela

    An ornamental garden shrub with dark green foliage that blooms in early summer. In autumn, its branches will grow berries that will decorate your garden for most of the winter. The plant tolerates frost well and is resistant to garden pests.

    Fast growing species

    Forming a reliable hedge, in which plants are closely intertwined, is a matter of many years. However, there are shrubs with a high growth rate that can form a living fence in as little as 2-3 years.

    Aubert's knotweed

    One of the fastest growing shrubs that needs to be cut very often. It has lush foliage and white flowers that bloom in July.

    Hops

    A shrub with decorative cones that can grow up to 7 m in height. It does not need a haircut, but it is picky about watering.

    Clematis

    Sun-loving shrub with beautiful flowers. There are many varieties of clematis in various shades.

    Willow

    The water beauty grows very fast and will soon become a charming fence. Be prepared to constantly trim its flexible branches to keep your willow fence in shape.

    Thorny plants

    If you want to create an impenetrable hedge around the perimeter of the site, choose plants from this category. They grow well in height and have prickly branches with thorns. To make the fence as dangerous as possible for intruders, do not cut the bushes, allowing them to grow.

    Rose

    This beautiful flower can also become a reliable guardian of your home. The rose grows well in height, and its thorny shoots can curl, forming a solid wall. When planting this hedge, your garden will be filled with a wonderful rose scent.

    Blackthorn

    The most famous of all thorn bushes. The branches of the thorn are well intertwined with each other, protecting the yard from ill-wishers. The bush blooms with small white flowers, and later forms non-poisonous berries. Blackthorn can reach meters in height.

    Sea buckthorn

    Known to everyone since childhood, a shrub with tart orange berries can defend the boundaries of your plot. To create a reliable hedge, you need to plant sea buckthorn in two rows and twist them together. From pruning, the yield decreases, but all the same, all your relatives, friends and neighbors will be provided with sea buckthorn jam for a long time.

    Norway spruce

    A green beauty fence will not only protect your site from uninvited guests, but will also saturate the air with useful phytoncides and antiseptics. And closer to the new year, the entire hedge of spruce can be decorated for the holiday.

    Tall Plants

    If you want a 3-5 meter high hedge, plant shrubs that will reach that height in 2-3 years. But get a ladder in advance to cut the hedge from above, many shrubs will tend to outgrow the specified height.

    Thuja

    This plant belongs to the cypress family. A thuja hedge can grow up to 20 m tall. The plant tolerates a haircut well, garden figures can be cut out of it. In addition, thuja fills the air with useful phytoncides.

    Privet

    Cone-shaped shrub growing up to 3 meters in height. In July, it blooms with light cream flowers, after which black berries form on the branches, which do not fall all winter. The shrub tolerates a haircut well and is suitable for the formation of various figures.

    Aronia chokeberry

    Shrub grows up to 3 meters high. Has white or pink flowers. Aronia berries are edible and very useful, they contain a lot of ascorbic acid. The plant does not need frequent cutting

    Lilac tall

    Shrub can grow up to 5 m in height. It is not recommended to plant on the border of the site, neighbors and passers-by will harm the plant, breaking off branches with flowers in May. And if he plants a lilac hedge inside the territory, this purple flower will become

    Elderberry

    The undoubted advantages of elderberry are fragrant flowers and healthy berries. There are two subspecies that grow well in height - red and black elder. This plant does not require care.

    Hardy plants

    There are shrubs suitable for hedges that will take root in any soil, will not suffer from frequent shearing, shade, frost and drought.

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