ᐅ Natural-style garden with hedge instead of fence (boundary hedge instead of fence)
Created on: 14 Apr 2019 17:52
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Müllerin
I still owe you some garden photos...
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, we’re getting an “eco garden.”
After the excavation spoil from both halves of the house, which was just lying around here, was finally removed in September, nothing happened for a while.
At the end of March, it looked like this
Then I planted the hedge (with the gardeners).
On the outside there is a lot of hawthorn, then 2 holly bushes (we’ll see if they don’t dry out too much in summer), 2 firethorns, a witch hazel, a butterfly bush, 2 copper mountain ashes, spireas, a viburnum, and a mock orange. Up front, separately, a maple.
Eventually, there will be a rose arch with a gate at the end of the path.
The lawn is growing rather slowly; it’s just too cold right now.
In the raised bed there are herbs and a few flowers, and in the mulched bed only blue/white/pink flowers will bloom. A privet hedge will be planted along the border this week. Luckily, I was able to convince our neighbors not to go for anything like thuja or cherry laurel or anything similarly horrible. (Actually, it was pretty simple: I would have refused to plant that stuff in our garden. That would have meant installing a fence, and they would have had to pay for the hedge themselves.)
If you don’t prune privet to a blocky shape, it flowers beautifully.
Here’s a lilac; over Easter, vegetables will go into the raised bed, and on the right side towards the neighbors there will be a large bed in orange/yellow/red.
Yes.
Eventually, there will be an apple tree, once we find a tasty variety that the child isn’t allergic to.
I’d also like to add some kind of water feature, but we’ll see how that works without a fence with so many children around. Probably not at all.
We’ll see how it all turns out, but a gardener needs patience.
And here we’ll have the only nature-friendly garden; all around us there are golf-course lawns, gabions, dull uniform beech hedges, and hardly any flower beds.
As I’ve mentioned a few times before, we’re getting an “eco garden.”
After the excavation spoil from both halves of the house, which was just lying around here, was finally removed in September, nothing happened for a while.
At the end of March, it looked like this
Then I planted the hedge (with the gardeners).
On the outside there is a lot of hawthorn, then 2 holly bushes (we’ll see if they don’t dry out too much in summer), 2 firethorns, a witch hazel, a butterfly bush, 2 copper mountain ashes, spireas, a viburnum, and a mock orange. Up front, separately, a maple.
Eventually, there will be a rose arch with a gate at the end of the path.
The lawn is growing rather slowly; it’s just too cold right now.
In the raised bed there are herbs and a few flowers, and in the mulched bed only blue/white/pink flowers will bloom. A privet hedge will be planted along the border this week. Luckily, I was able to convince our neighbors not to go for anything like thuja or cherry laurel or anything similarly horrible. (Actually, it was pretty simple: I would have refused to plant that stuff in our garden. That would have meant installing a fence, and they would have had to pay for the hedge themselves.)
If you don’t prune privet to a blocky shape, it flowers beautifully.
Here’s a lilac; over Easter, vegetables will go into the raised bed, and on the right side towards the neighbors there will be a large bed in orange/yellow/red.
Yes.
Eventually, there will be an apple tree, once we find a tasty variety that the child isn’t allergic to.
I’d also like to add some kind of water feature, but we’ll see how that works without a fence with so many children around. Probably not at all.
We’ll see how it all turns out, but a gardener needs patience.
And here we’ll have the only nature-friendly garden; all around us there are golf-course lawns, gabions, dull uniform beech hedges, and hardly any flower beds.
HausiKlausi schrieb:
Could you briefly explain how you proceeded? Was it a seed mix or did you just wait to see what would grow? We’ve been trying this for a while on a small area, with limited success...These were two wildflower-grass mixes from the gardener—I’m sorry, I can’t tell you the exact type or company. Last year, it was still quite cold at the end of March, and it took a long time before anything started to germinate. I think that gave the weed (rumex) an advantage.
What exactly are you trying—just waiting to see what comes up? What does the area look like, what was there before, and what is currently growing?
Müllerin schrieb:
Those were two wildflower and grass seed mixes from the gardener – unfortunately, I can’t tell you the exact variety or company. At the end of March last year, it was still quite cold, and it took a long time before anything started to germinate. I think that actually gave the amaranth an advantage.
Hmm, since you told me about the amaranth, I’ve been wondering. I’m thinking of cutting back the thistles again now. Amaranth is growing among them as well. Even though I like thistles, I mainly wanted a wildflower meadow. I did sow it, but so far, I only see small seedlings. Otherwise, they don’t stand a chance, do they? What do you think?
HausiKlausi26 May 2020 09:06Müllerin schrieb:
What exactly are you trying – just wait and see what happens?No, we have also tried insect- and butterfly-friendly flower mixes. But these always include many sunflowers, which shade everything else. There are also very dominant grasses that seem to outcompete the flowering plants because they apparently grow faster and take up a lot of space.
With ready-made wildflower seed mixes, you sometimes need to be careful, as the plant composition can be unfavorable. Seed mixes from NABU or nurseries specializing in natural garden design are recommended. Some of these also offer their products online.
Two years ago, I spread such a wildflower mix in a few "unsightly" corners of our garden without much preparation or follow-up care. Some of these plants, like cornflowers, have proven to be very persistent and have now become permanently established in our garden. I think it’s good to let nature take its course a bit (within a personally acceptable limit), as it can lead to some quite interesting developments in the garden.
Two years ago, I spread such a wildflower mix in a few "unsightly" corners of our garden without much preparation or follow-up care. Some of these plants, like cornflowers, have proven to be very persistent and have now become permanently established in our garden. I think it’s good to let nature take its course a bit (within a personally acceptable limit), as it can lead to some quite interesting developments in the garden.
Müllerin schrieb:
At the end of March, it looked like this
[ATTACH alt="raised bed-garden-hedge-meadow-flowers-318627-2.jpg"]33732[/ATTACH]
I’m fairly sure that about 25 years ago, I smashed a window in the timber-framed house in the background. Is there by any chance a kindergarten within walking distance?
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Pinkiponk17 Aug 2020 18:43Müllerin schrieb:
I still owe you some garden photos...
As I’ve mentioned a few times, we’re going for an “eco-garden.”
After the excavation soil from both halves of the house, which was lying around here, finally got removed in September, nothing happened for a while.
[ATTACH alt="raised-bed-garden-hedge-lawn-flowers-318627-1.jpg"]33731[/ATTACH]
At the end of March, it looked like this:
[ATTACH alt="raised-bed-garden-hedge-lawn-flowers-318627-2.jpg"]33732[/ATTACH]
Then I planted the hedge together with the gardeners. Outside there is a lot of hawthorn, then 2 holly bushes (we’ll see if they don’t get too dry in summer), 2 sea buckthorns, a witch hazel, a butterfly bush, 2 serviceberries, spireas, a viburnum, and a mock orange. At the front separately, a maple tree. Eventually, there will also be a rose arch with a gate at the end of the path.
The lawn is growing quite slowly, probably just because it’s still too cold.
[ATTACH alt="raised-bed-garden-hedge-lawn-flowers-318627-4.jpg"]33734[/ATTACH]
In the raised bed there are herbs and some flowers; in the mulched flower bed, it will bloom only in blue, white, and pink; and along the boundary hedge, a privet hedge will be planted this week. Fortunately, I was able to convince our neighbors not to want anything like thuja, cherry laurel, or other such unpleasant shrubs. (Actually, it was simple: I would have refused to plant that stuff in our garden, so there would have been a fence, and they would have had to pay for the hedge on their own.) Privet also flowers beautifully if not cut into a block shape.
[ATTACH alt="raised-bed-garden-hedge-lawn-flowers-318627-5.jpg"]33735[/ATTACH]
Here’s a lilac, and over Easter, vegetables will go into the raised bed. To the right, near the neighbors, there will be a large flower bed in orange, yellow, and red.
[ATTACH alt="raised-bed-garden-hedge-lawn-flowers-318627-3.jpg"]33733[/ATTACH]
Yes.
Eventually, there will also be an apple tree—once we find a tasty variety that our child is not allergic to.
And I would also like to have some kind of water feature; we’ll see how that works without a fence and so many kids around. Probably not at all.
We will see how it develops, but a gardener needs patience.
And here, we will have the only natural-style garden. All the neighbors have golf-course lawns, gabions, boring monotone beech hedges, and hardly any flower beds. I’m so glad you’re still active here even though your house seems to be already standing. I’m really looking forward to the garden planning, as I want a garden that is nourishing and beautiful for both people and wildlife. Currently, I am also considering drilling a well (not a driven well) if the local water authority / water management department allows it. We are also going to build a rainwater cistern anyway.
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