Creating a hedge

Live hedges can be single row, double row and three-row. Plants in two- and three-row hedges can be of the same height or can be arranged in a tiered manner. In the case of a longline, low shrubs are planted in the foreground against a background of higher shrubs. With a three-row structure of a hedge, plants can be placed with three ledges or tiers( tall, medium and short), each of which will hide the surface part of the row behind it, which will give the hedge a special decorativeness. In addition, the combination of different volumes and coloring of rows of plants will create a picturesque variety and enhance the colorfulness of the fence. A hedge can be made completely impenetrable, even for small animals, if, when planting between two rows of bushes, pull a small row of metal mesh reinforced on wooden stakes, or several rows of wire. When the shrubs grow, they completely hide the net, their branches will grow into it and intertwine with the wire, making such a protective row invisible. When forming a hedge, when planting bushes it is necessary to strictly maintain straight lines, corners, rounding areas and the necessary distance between plants. Very tempting to accelerate the formation of a thick hedge immediately plant shrubs more tightly, reducing the distance between them. But this should not be done, because, developing, the plants very soon begin to interfere with each other, create competition in the consumption of nutrients and moisture, inhibit the growth of each other, because of the density of the plantation there will be shading, the branches of bushes will become severely bared,in the crown, which will inevitably affect the appearance and quality of the hedge. The distance between plants during planting depends on the strength of their growth and the maximum height that they reach:

for small shrubs the distance between seedlings in the row is 20-30 cm;

for medium-sized shrubs - 40-50 cm;

for tall shrubs - 70-80 cm

Also, to reduce the growth period of hedges, many seek to plant large developed plants. This should not be done for a number of reasons, in particular, large plants are worse to survive, the percentage of appearance of gaps in the hedge caused by the death of individual plants is higher, after all, such plants are much more expensive than seedlings with a height of 30-40 cm.be patient, take care of the hedge and wait for its development.