The evergreen plants offer privacy, sound and wind protection. They grow quickly and are very easy to care for. Most hedge plants meet these criteria, although not all. Avoid holly with prickly leaves if you have pets or children who like to walk barefoot in your yard. Here we will give you a few examples of how hedges can serve as privacy screens and which plants are best suited for outdoor use.
Fast-growing hedge plants
If you quicklymore privacy in the garden areaIf you need something, then you can choose the English laurel, the Portuguese laurel and the Japanese privet. These grow quickly and densely. The laurels must be pruned annually after they have reached their maximum height. If not cut regularly, they grow up to 6 meters at a rate of about 1.5 meters per year. The Japanese privet grows up to 4 meters high.
Dense plant species for the garden
For shady locations
In the shade, the Japanese holly, which has no spiny leaves, grows to 3 meters and makes a dense hedge that is easy to trim. The Japanese columnar ilex grows up to 3 meters in a columnar form half a meter wide. It has dark green boxwood-like leaves. The yew tree grows to 3.5 meters in 10 years and 6 meters when it matures.
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Arborvitae – Thuja/tree of life
Thuja would be the easiest choice for an evergreen hedge. It requires little or no regular cutting, reaches up to 6 meters and can be purchased cheaply and very large. Green emerald, a common hedge plant species for city gardens, grows up to 4 meters. The green giant thuja grows to 10 meters at a rate of 5 meters per year. Arborvitaes are drought-tolerant and hardy plants.
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Distance
For a healthy evergreen hedge, the plants do not need to be planted too closely together or they will crowd each other out as they mature, which can lead to disease and insect problems due to the lack of air circulation and amount of light. 1.5 meters distance is a good rule of thumb. Instead of planting in a straight row, the hedges can be planted in a zigzag pattern. It looks more interesting and allows sunlight to reach all sides of the hedge plants.
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Trees of life around the garden
Dense laurel cherry hedge
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High Thujen
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