Owners of the parcels quite often seek for their beautiful registration. Landscaping became fashionable and popular. Green hedge – part of the general design of the site which is easy for making most.
For what the fence from plants is necessary
For a start it is necessary to decide on what function will be performed by "green fence". Depending on it it can be different in structure of cultures.
If basic purpose of green hedge – creation of fence, the fencing capable to protect from winds and curious eyes, then wood plantings and bush most often apply. They can be landed on all perimeter of your site, have that height and density which you will wish.
But if you the amateur gardener who is growing up fruit and berry trees and bushes on the lawful sotochka, then the fence has to be blown, consisting of one-two rows of fast-growing trees. Quite the pyramidal poplar, birch, acutifoliate maple, larch, willow, fir will approach.
You watch that the fence from these trees was located at least in 12-15 meters from site border. Otherwise shadowing and germination of roots will play bad joke on your territory. Plant trees at distance of 2-3 meters from each other.
If the green hedge is necessary as beautiful fence, then ornamental shrubs will quite cope with this task. And berry bushes (gooseberry, raspberry, currant) will also bring benefit. The filbert, lilac, jasmine, acacia grow to 3-4 meters in height.
If the fence is necessary below, put kizilnik, meadowsweet, snezhnoyagodnik. Be guided by those cultures which take root better and grow in your zone.
Bushes put in one row, in 1.5-2 meters from each other. Before landing of pole fill with compost or humus. The planted plant is pressed, watered, from above strewed with peat or humus.
How to look after green hedge
In the first year regularly water, destroy weeds. Secateurs it is possible to give to bush the desirable form. It is better to cut in August - the beginning of September, leaving gain above last year's cutting on 2-5 cm that branches strongly did not expand.
Some bushes in process of growth become bare from below, losing at the same time decorative effect. That to avoid it, it is possible to cut off trunks at the height of 10-20 cm from the soil – new escapes will appear. It belongs to jasmine, lilac and honeysuckle. Bushes of other breeds of rejuvenescence do not transfer.
Krasivotsvetushchy shrubby breeds
For record to amateur gardeners: if you want the fence from plants to please with beauty you and your guests, issue the site the blossoming cultures. The jasmine, magoniya, currant Alpine, quince Japanese will decorate roadsides of roads and paths on the site and will be source of inspiration and joy!