Category Archives for Hedging
FUCHSIA as a Hedgeplant
FUCHSIA as a Hedgeplant (D = deciduous leaf losing) In mild or seaside districts, fuchsia makes a flowering hedge that is really decorative rather than merely useful. Fuchsia magellanica, 2 to 5 ft. This plant is particularly well-known in Cornwall, … Continue reading
FORSYTHIA as a Hedgeplant
(D = deciduous leaf losing) Makes a decorative and informal hedge, and provides a welcome splash of colour in early spring. Forsythia intermedia, 5 to 7 ft. Provide some support for the young plants by stretching wires tautly along the … Continue reading
FAGUS (BEECH) as a Hedgeplant
(D = deciduous leaf losing) Fagus sylvatica (common beech), up to 10 ft. Makes a graceful tree when allowed to grow naturally, also makes an excellent hedge and can be very closely clipped. Small plants 1 ft. high will grow … Continue reading
Artemesia as a Hedgeplant
Artemesia as a Hedgeplant (Deciduous) Artemisia abrotanum (southernwood, lad’s love, old man), 2 to 3 ft., frequently planted as an internal hedge or as a border to the herb garden. Its fragrant foliage is soft and feathery, pale silvery-green when … Continue reading
Different Types of Hedges for the Home Garden
Most gardens benefit from having at least one good length of hedge, whether to provide shelter from cruel winds, privacy, a background to a herbaceous border or quite simply because a good hedge well-kept is a joy in itself. The … Continue reading
Using Conifers to Make a Hedge
To my mind a good conifer hedge cannot be bettered; being evergreen of course it is able to protect a house or garden from the onslaught of winter weather and it can be most useful as a screen for privacy … Continue reading
How to Create an Imaginative Hedge
Standing out from the crowd Carefully thought-out hedges make a garden look attractive and professional, whether they define the boundary or divide the garden internally. A hedge can be simply a decorative, temporary screen or a dense barrier. There are … Continue reading
Topiary Hedging
Topiary Topiary is the name given to the very ancient art of clipping shrubs into ornamental shapes so that they can be used in gardens as focal points or eye-catchers. Topiary can vary from simple cones, pyramids or balls to … Continue reading
Hedging Plants Recommended for Gardens
Recommended Hedging Plants Aucuba japonica Evergreen with large laurel-like leaves, light green or yellow spotted. Grows well in shade. Plant 60-90cm (2-3ft) apart. Grows to 2m (6-1/2ft) high. (Boundary hedge) Beech Deciduous but retaining its russet brown, dead leaves in … Continue reading
Sheltered Hedging for Exposed Gardens
Filtering the Wind In very exposed gardens, and especially near the sea where salt-laden wind can be a problem, it may be impossible to make a garden without providing a windbreak. The most effective is a belt of evergreen trees … Continue reading