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majority of owners of private houses and cottages are trying to diversify the infield and facadetheir buildings. The hedge is a fast-growing, perennial, evergreen will serve as an excellent alternative to the sad brick fences and metal profile buildings. Grow on your site live fence is a snap. It is enough to choose a plant that tolerates climatic conditions, and to make the right care for him.
It is impossible to grow a wall from a dense flowering plant in one season. It will take several seasons. Consider options for evergreen climbers for hedges and shrubs.
Barberry Darwin
An excellent choice of evergreen shrubs for hedges. Darwin Barberry slowly grows, requires appropriate care. Shrubs need to be cut and shaped so that they grow properly and delight the landlord. The branches of the plant are tightly attached to each other, they are formed spines. In addition to beauty, barberry protect land from unwanted guests and neighbors pets.
To shrub took the correct form in the process of growth in the form of a hedge, processes are planted at a distance of 25 centimeters from each other or in the order of chess. One year after planting, the young branches of the shrub are cut at the sides. The remaining main branches continue to grow upwards. Adult shrub grows above 1.5 meters. Shrubs form bright orange flowers, which are replaced by blue fruit.
Barberry narrow-leaved
The plant belongs to the evergreen shrubs for hedges. The adult barberry reaches a height of 2.5 meters. In the process of growth, its branches are directed high up. The older the plant becomes, the lower they fall. If the branches are not cut, they can grow to a length of 3 m and bow to the ground. The shoots of plants are bare, dark red in color.
The leaves are small, oval with a pointed end, reaching 2 centimeters in length. Barberry narrow-leaved blooms in late spring. The plant has bright yellow flowers, collected in neat bouquets. During flowering from the bush emanates a pleasant aroma. By the beginning of autumn, the flowers are replaced by blue berries. They have a spherical shape and a diameter of not more than one centimeter.
Cotoneaster horizontal
The shrub grows quickly on the farmland and does not require much maintenance. Gardeners choose this plant due to the large number of leaves and small flowers. Cotoneaster can be planted in open sunny areas and in the shade. Adult shrubs reach 50 centimeters in height. Shrub tolerates any climatic conditions. Grows at low temperatures, the root does not die without shelter for the winter.
The shrub has round leaves directed to one side. In the warm season, they are bright green. With the onset of cold weather the leaves turn red. Kizilnik horizontal blooms with small red flowers, which are replaced by red berries at the beginning of autumn.
In the first year of landing, the cotoneaster will gain strength. During planting cuttings are seated at a distance of half a meter. In the process of growth, the shrub forms a dense, low living wall that requires annual haircuts. Young branches are trimmed in early spring, before bud formation.
The shrub does not require frequent watering. Even in a dry summer, the cotoneaster is watered no more than three times a month. If the plant began to wither for unknown reasons, you can add fertilizer to the soil and loosen it at the roots of the shrub.
Thuja
There are several types of fast-growing, perennial, evergreen thuja for hedges.
Thuja Brabant
The shrub has a vertical crown. Adult plant reaches a height of five meters. Shrub quickly grows. With little care, the plant grows every year by 40 centimeters in height and 20 centimeters in width. Planted as a hedge at a distance of half a meter from each other. If you fertilize the soil and regularly water the plant, then after a few years a dense, green wall forms from the thuja. Pruning shrubs in early spring and late summer, in preparation for winter.
Tui Smaragd
A genus of evergreen shrubs for hedge brought from the Caucasus. Belongs to tall varieties. The shape of the crown - conical. It tolerates low air temperatures. It differs bright green crown in the cold season. It grows very slowly, so it does not require frequent cutting of branches.
To shrub pleased green crown, it must be carefully watered. The plant does not tolerate drought and dries quickly.
Thuja Holmstrup
Gardeners believe that this plant is intended for particularly lazy landowners. Having thrown out Holmstrup's thuja as a living fast-growing, perennial, evergreen hedge, you need not worry about her leaving. Cutting a plant is required no more than once every two years. Thuja grows 5 centimeters wide and 11 high annually. The coniferous crown differs from other varieties in its curvature. In winter, the plant remains bright green.
Ivy
There are several types of evergreen vines for hedges.
Ivy ordinary
The plant belongs to the winding evergreen hedge. Common ivy tolerates winter and low temperature conditions, while not shedding leaves. Liana wraps its branches with metal fences, nets and trees. With the protection of the building from the wind survives in extreme cold. If you remove it from the fence and use ordinary ivy as a ground cover plant, then in order to survive the winter, it will need a thickness of snow of at least 15 centimeters.
In order to grow a vine, it is enough to loosen the soil in which it grows. Ivy grows for a long time. It has multiple leaves, similar to maple leaves, but smaller. The color of the branches is dark - green. The leaves are brighter in color with numerous dark and light streaks depending on the age of the plant and the season.
Ivy Colchis
Liana has thin shoots. When landing near a fence, grating or near trees, it can climb them to a height of 28 meters. Leaves at Colchis ivy large. In length reach 22 centimeters, 15 centimeters wide. The leaves are dark green inside, along the edges there is a light milky edging. The inflorescences of the plant are covered with hairs.
Flowering ivy oblong flowers, small size. The stamens exceed in size the petals themselves. Flowers are replaced by fruits, with a diameter of up to 1.5 centimeters, inside which contains up to 6 seeds. Colchis ivy grows well in the shade, loves moisture. It tolerates low temperatures.