Making a compact hedge from low-growing shrubs
Recently, in landscape design, instead of bulky fences, hedges, created from various types of shrubs, are increasingly used. The choice of such plants is simply huge and depends both on their appearance and directly on the purpose. The owners of multi-level houses more often choose tall varieties that grow and almost completely hide the site from prying eyes. On the other hand, low shrubs are also in great demand and are widely used for landscaping.
Benefits of low-growing shrubs
Of course, a thick and high hedge will not only create a dense screen, but also become an insurmountable obstacle in the way of unwanted guests. But with age, such a screen will "eat" a decent part of the site, moreover, for trimming, you will have to carry a ladder behind you to get the tops.
But take care of hedge from low-growing shrubs is not difficult at all. In addition, with the help of miniature borders, you can divide the site into sectors and fence around the flower beds, while leaving their contents in plain sight.
The hedge can be either formed (requiring regular pruning) or free-growing (not requiring a haircut).
Free growing shrubs that do not require pruning
Of the plants that are most convenient to grow, you can use:
- Snowberry white... The bush is about 1.5 m in height with slightly drooping shoots and green leaves. Ties round ball-shaped berries in September.
- Rose rugosa Red Rugostar... The maximum height of the bush is 80 cm, blooms from May until frost with odorless red roses, from which orange fruits are formed in autumn.
- Mahonia holly... An evergreen bush no more than 1.2 m high. The leaves are dense, large, during blooming, a red tint prevails, by summer they turn green, and in the fall they cast golden-bronze. It blooms twice (in May and October) with yellow inflorescences. Fruits in small blue berries that ripen in August and are edible.
When choosing plants, you should pay attention to the presence of thorns, especially if there are small children in the house.
Shrubs for molded hedge
A beautiful, neat and low hedge is obtained from such undersized plants:
- Barberry Admireshin... A round bush no more than 50 cm high with a dense crown of red leaves with a yellow border. In May, it blooms with pink flowers, from which red fruits are formed by autumn.
- White bloodroot... The height of the bush is 25 cm, blooms with large white inflorescences.
- Boxwood undersized Suffruticosa... Slow growing evergreen shrub with leathery leaves. It tolerates shady places well.
- Hydrangea paniculata Daruma... The maximum height of the bush is no more than 1.5 m, it grows very slowly. Red shoots form a vertical crown with oblong green leaves with a reddish tint. Creamy at the beginning of flowering, panicle inflorescences turn pink at the end.