Hedging Plants

Erecting quality fencing to make a boundary around your home is commonly a big expense, especially if you need to contain a large area.

A far more economical and organic looking solution is to make a barrier using evergreen hedging plants. These hedging plants, once they are established provide a fantastic windbreak, privacy, or security for your garden and property. They can also be used to hide unsightly areas that you do not wish to overlook from your home or garden, such as a road, or an unattractive building.

Natural planting is far more appealing to look at than a fence.

There are lots of plants you can choose to form an attractive hedge. Choose evergreen shrubs that are native to your area as these will have the best chance of being resistant to your local weather conditions. Make sure you know what type of soil you are working with, as this will be an important factor in assisting you to select the best plants.

There are certain shrubs that tend to be extremely popular and these include: yew, privet, boxwood, laurel and photinia.

Yew is a tree that is native to Britain which clips well and is typically used to form a boxed hedge. This plant can be grown successfully practically anywhere which has sufficient soil drainage.

Privet is an extremely tough plant. This is a rapid growing shrub which will thrive in poor quality soil if necessary. Thorough preparation of your planting area before you begin provides your plants the best possible start.

Boxwood is a good choice for shadier positions and produces small blooms in the spring. It will grow for years, offers good protection and is hardy. Boxwood does however grow quite slowly compared to others.

For a substantial windbreak, laurel is a good choice and grows as high as fifteen feet tall.

Photinia grows to a similar height of around twelve feet and forms a dense barrier.

leylandi

If you have a small budget, you can reduce costs by purchasing the smaller plants, however these will obviously take much longer to become established. If you purchase the larger plants, you can obtain a more immediate hedge.

laurel hedging

It will also help you to cut costs if you are able to put the plants in yourself instead of pay a professional to do it. It is a fairly straightforward task to carry out, although it can be time consuming and you need to have enough strength to dig an adequate sized trench for planting. Great preparation and regular watering will be vital.

laurel hedge

For an eye catching, natural hedge you could combine a selection of different hedging plants together. Hedging plants are an appealing low cost alternative to expensive fencing.