The hedges They are natural elements that allow us to have the different sections of the garden divided, in addition to providing us with privacy. They are created with shrubs, woody plants whose height does not usually exceed 6 meters, and that we can find for sale in any nursery or garden store.
Many of them have spectacular flowers, others thorns, and others have such dense foliage that it prevents the wind from passing through them. But, How to choose plants for hedges?
Types of hedges
To choose the plants that we want to have to create a hedge it is important first that we know what types of hedges there are:
- Tall hedges: they serve to give privacy. They are over 2 meters tall.
- Medium hedges: they are the most suitable for dividing the corners of the garden that are closest to the street. They measure between 1 and 2 meters in height.
- Low hedges: perfect to have, for example, bordering the house. They measure between 0,5 and 1 meter in height.
- Borders: if you want to have a classic style garden, the borders cannot be missing. They are less than 0,5 meters high, and you can have them in different corners of the garden.
How to choose plants for hedges?
Choosing the bushes with which to create real wonders is actually much easier than it seems, because we only have to go to a nursery and choose the bushes that are being cultivated in the outdoor facilities of the same. But to make your task even easier, here is a small selection:
Plants for tall hedges
- betulus carpinus
- Cupressus arizonica
- Cupressus macrocarpa
- Cupressus sempervirens
- Laurus nobilis
- nerium oleander
- Taxus baccata
Plants for medium hedges
- Arbutus unedo
- Buxus sempervirens
- Chaenomeles japonica
- Coprosma repens
- dodonaea viscosa
- Euonymus japonicus
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Plants for low hedges
- Abelia x grandiflora
- Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'
- Cistus x purpureus
- Cotoneaster franchetii
- Eleagnus pungens 'Maculata Aurea'
- hebe speciosa
- Hypericum calycinum
Border plants
- cineraria maritima
- during repens
- Lavandula angustifolia
- Lonicea pileata
- Punica granatum var. lullaby
- Rosmarinus officinalis
- Teucrium fruticans
And perennial, annual or vivacious flowers, as well as bulbous.
Enjoy your hedges 🙂.