Hedge Care and Maintenance Tips

The first years of a coverage’s life are the most important. Naturally the hedge will grow into a bushy upright shape without assistance, but this alone will not produce a good hedge, what is desired in a good hedge is a dense and uniform growth habit with a uniform shape and height and desired width. Regular training and careful pruning from the year of planting is the only way to achieve this, after neglecting a hedge for some time it is very difficult and sometimes impossible to restore it to a desirable appearance. Hedges should be pruned at least twice during the growing season and once at the end of the growing season, although flowing hedges should be pruned after the flow has occurred.

Large or small, formal or informal hedges are very important features of a garden. They can be used to provide privacy, mark boundaries, and provide protection from the wind. In larger gardeners, they can even be used for space diving or act as a background or backdrop for other plants. Smaller hedges, such as box hedges, can be used in formal gardens for a more abstract design.

The future of your coverage is determined by how your future coverage is managed. In the early stages of a hedge, it is often necessary to cut it quite hard to achieve the desired shape, but this also encourages growth. Hedges with smaller leaves are considered more formal, as they are easier to trim and shape. Another factor to consider is whether your hedges are necessary for screening, in which case it would be necessary to choose an evergreen specimen, which retains the leaves throughout the winter.

Many freestanding hedges can be pruned into decorative shapes when they are mature, they can also be trained to do so from young plants.

Make a spiral cone

1. To make a spiral cone from a mature bush, first start by marking a spiral cone with string attaching the string to the tips of the branches at regular intervals.

2. Move away from the bush and check that the spirals run at even intervals from each other and that you are satisfied with the shape.

3. Using pruning shears or a pruning saw, remove all stems and leaves back to a main stem or truck.

4. Over time the foliage will grow to hide the bare surfaces and this shape must be trimmed to maintain its spiral effect.

It is important to prune a hedge with the proper equipment and always use profiling tools. Hedge trimmers are good for cutting specimens with small leaves, for example, privets for a formal hedge. Other specimens, such as laurels, should be cut with pruning shears, as hedge trimmers will simply cut through the leaves and damage the edges, which will then turn yellow and brown, creating an undesirable look.

Hedge trimmer

Hedge trimming is a quick way to prune a hedge, but it is also dangerous. When buying a hedge trimmer, it is important to buy one with as many safety features as possible, such as blade extensions that prevent objects larger than 1 centimeter from being cut. The blades should also stop within a fraction of a second after releasing the throttle. Both hands should be placed on the hedge trimmer at all times and the need to clear debris with one hand should always be avoided. Some hedge trimmers come with a device that will not work unless both hands are holding onto the machine.

Formal coverage

Cupressocyparis leylandii – This is an extremely fast growing and vigorous hedge choice – an excellent choice for providing rapid screening. This specimen can grow in direct sunlight or light shade and can grow up to 3 meters tall in less than 6 years.

Taxus baccata – Also known as yew, this is a slow growing evergreen hedge option and has dark green leaves, is a fearless and tolerant specimen and grows in most conditions. It can reach 2 meters in height in 20 years.

Fagus sylvatica – Also known as the common beach, this is a deciduous hedge and although it does drop, it does a good job of retaining its dead leaves for most of the winter and does a good job of providing wind protection and protection against the wind. This one has bright green young foliage that turns dark green as it matures. After 6 years it can reach a height of 1.3 meters.

Informal coverage

Pyracantha – This is an evergreen specimen that produces red berries. Pyracantha prefers a sunny position and has sharp spines that are slightly poisonous. It can reach a height of 1.2 meters in two years.

Berberis x stenophylla – This species forms an attractive wide evergreen hedge and displays clusters of golden flowers in the spring and purple berries in the fall. It grows in sunlight or under light shade and can grow up to 1.2 meters in 3 years.

Escallonia macrantha – This is an evergreen shrub that has dark green leaves and bright red flowers in the summer. Although it is only medium resistant, it is resistant to saline winds. This specimen prefers full sunlight and can grow to a maximum height of 3 meters.

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