The green hedge as it is clear from the name, is fence from live bushes, trees or grassy plants. These fences can bear both decorative functions, and quite utilitarian – through prickly thickets on the site neither pets, nor uninvited guests will get.
Low, to half a meter height, green hedges are called borders. They are usually used for registration of beds and separate zones of garden. Very beautifully borders from decorative coniferous trees – for example, undersized thuja and yew berry look. It is possible to grow up perennial grassy plants as fence. On sunny side the carnation, lavender, the sage, euphorbia bordered in shadow – lungwort and bergenia perfectly feel.
Beautifully the green hedge from lilac and jasmine looks. These bushes densely expand and well hide from curious eyes behind the bound branches private life and economic progress of plot owners.
High, higher than 2.5 m of fence, are called live walls. The fence from coniferous trees – fir-trees, firs, pines, juniper – perfectly purifies air and looks very beautifully. It is possible to grow up as live wall fruit-trees – cherry, mespilus, sloe, mulberry, bird cherry. For protection against undesirable visitors the site can be surrounded on perimeter with prickly trees and bushes – for example, hawthorn or dogrose. Long prickles will become reliable protection of borders of garden, and fruits – remarkable medicine for patients with cardiovascular diseases and source of vitamins. In bushes of dogrose nightingales like to twist slots – it can become additional plus for fans of rest in personal garden. That trees and bushes have formed green hedge, they should be imprisoned not in separate holes, and in the general trench and more densely, than usually. It is possible to grow up fence from one plant species, and it is possible – combined. Further you can provide to green hedge grow in the natural way or to form it by hairstyle and cutting. Cut off trees and bushes in the spring and in the early fall, using secateurs or garden scissors. After this operation of plant it is necessary to fertilize and water.