Hello,
Do you have any shrubs in your garden that you particularly like because they have beautiful blooms, attractive foliage color, a nice growth habit, etc.? Can you recommend something that also grows relatively dense near the base?
Best regards,
Sabine
Do you have any shrubs in your garden that you particularly like because they have beautiful blooms, attractive foliage color, a nice growth habit, etc.? Can you recommend something that also grows relatively dense near the base?
Best regards,
Sabine
In our garden, we have a flowering hedge consisting of the following shrubs:
– Butterfly bush
[I]– Redtwig dogwood “Sibirica”
– Deutzia magnifica
– White meadowsweet “Grefsheim” (Spiraea cinerea)
– Common lilac “Charles Joly” (Syringa vulgaris)
– Common lilac “Andenken an Ludwig Späth”
– Black chokeberry “Nero” (Aronia melanocarpa)
– Butterfly bush “Royal Red” (Buddleja davidii)
– Sea buckthorn female “Leikora”
– Yellow twig dogwood “Flaviramea” (Cornus stolonifera)
– Red barberry “Auricoma” (Berberis ottawensis)
– Dwarf sea buckthorn male “Hikul”
– Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
– Forsythia
– Floribunda rose “Leonardo da Vinci”
[I]– Serviceberry[/I]
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– Butterfly bush
[I]– Redtwig dogwood “Sibirica”
– Deutzia magnifica
– White meadowsweet “Grefsheim” (Spiraea cinerea)
– Common lilac “Charles Joly” (Syringa vulgaris)
– Common lilac “Andenken an Ludwig Späth”
– Black chokeberry “Nero” (Aronia melanocarpa)
– Butterfly bush “Royal Red” (Buddleja davidii)
– Sea buckthorn female “Leikora”
– Yellow twig dogwood “Flaviramea” (Cornus stolonifera)
– Red barberry “Auricoma” (Berberis ottawensis)
– Dwarf sea buckthorn male “Hikul”
– Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
– Forsythia
– Floribunda rose “Leonardo da Vinci”
[I]– Serviceberry[/I]
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The hedge is spread out over nearly 50 meters (160 feet), with many of the plants repeated throughout. It is important that the plants are arranged in a slight zigzag pattern and that the spacing between them is wide enough (even if the space initially seems too large, the plants will quickly fill it).
In the first year, very little growth was visible as the plants used all their energy to establish roots. We are now in the fourth summer after planting, and we are thrilled: the plants are already forming a clear hedge, especially the lilac and sea buckthorn, which have both reached a height of 2 meters (6.5 feet). It is particularly nice that something is always blooming, attracting many butterflies, bees, and bumblebees to the garden. Birds also regularly find food in the shrubs.
In winter, there is hardly any privacy screening, but that doesn’t bother us.
In the first year, very little growth was visible as the plants used all their energy to establish roots. We are now in the fourth summer after planting, and we are thrilled: the plants are already forming a clear hedge, especially the lilac and sea buckthorn, which have both reached a height of 2 meters (6.5 feet). It is particularly nice that something is always blooming, attracting many butterflies, bees, and bumblebees to the garden. Birds also regularly find food in the shrubs.
In winter, there is hardly any privacy screening, but that doesn’t bother us.
We have about 25 meters (82 feet) less space. I just wanted a nice colorful hedge that always has something blooming. I would have planted them in a straight line.
Thanks for the tip about the zig-zag pattern.
Next week the site will be cleaned up – our piles of stones need to be moved to one corner or taken away.
From the excavation of the terrace, we are definitely missing about 4 cubic meters (141 cubic feet) of sandstone; it’s barely noticeable. After that, the mason will start. I’d like to plant in the fall.
Thanks for the tip about the zig-zag pattern.
Next week the site will be cleaned up – our piles of stones need to be moved to one corner or taken away.
From the excavation of the terrace, we are definitely missing about 4 cubic meters (141 cubic feet) of sandstone; it’s barely noticeable. After that, the mason will start. I’d like to plant in the fall.
Autumn is great for this, and that’s how we did it as well. Every spring, I fertilize our shrubs with a handful of horn shavings each, which seems to help quite a bit.
If you want some evergreen plants mixed in at certain spots, you could also plant a few thuja or cherry laurel in between, but that really depends on your personal preference.
Be prepared that after the first winter you might need to replace one or two plants because they froze or didn’t establish well (in our case, a hedge rose and a lilac were affected).
If you want some evergreen plants mixed in at certain spots, you could also plant a few thuja or cherry laurel in between, but that really depends on your personal preference.
Be prepared that after the first winter you might need to replace one or two plants because they froze or didn’t establish well (in our case, a hedge rose and a lilac were affected).
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