Evergreen hedge

Saint John’s wort is a shrub with abundant blooming which requires practically no care at all.

Silverberry is a very beautiful ornamental evergreen shrub.

Wild privet is a very beautiful shrub, often used in hedges for its beautiful leafage and its humble blooming.

Bay laurel reminds one of the Mediterranean Coast with its very fragrant foliage.

Prunus laurocerasus rotundifolia is a shrub as attractive in summer as it is in winter thanks to its evergreen foliage which is dense and shiny.

Cherry laurel is a shrub as attractive in summer as it is in winter.

Choosing evergreen shrubs to grow as a hedge is often a great solution to cut off curious onlookers or simply to mark the limits of a garden.

Thuja isn’t the most elegant conifer, nor is it a hedge shrub that is particularly supportive of biodiversity, but it does, however, excel in cutting off the view for intrusive onlookers.

The Leyland cypress is certainly one of the conifers most used to set up a hedge.

The Mexican orange tree is a marvel at the beginning of spring with its magnificent little white flowers that smother the entire shrub.

Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’ is is a true marvel at the beginning of spring with its magnificent small white flowers and its superior golden yellow foliage.

Setting up a mixed hedge fulfills all the functions of a normal single-species hedge, and provides an added aesthetic touch to your garden that is quite unique

Hedges are important for biodiversity. Birds, for instance, love building their nests in them. It makes sense to regulate when to work on hedges and when to keep them undisturbed. Regulations on trimming and removing hedges is what helps coordinate this effort as a community.

When should a hedge be trimmed, what is the right timing, and how should one go about it best?

Common laurel is an evergreen shrub that is often shaped to form hedges.

Laurestine is a very beautiful shrub, the appeal of its flowers on par with that of its leaves.

Hedges often mark property lines and are usually the first project for the garden. But setting a hedge up means choosing the type of shrub: flowered, mixed or evergreen. There are many options and not all shrubs are suited to growing in a hedge.

Photinia stand out with their scarlet and red-colored leaves.

Pittosporum, apart from its shy flowers, has simply beautiful leaves.

The strawberry tree is a remarkable shrub thanks to its fruits and cute berries that are shaped like strawberries.

Yaupon is a shrubby tree of the holly family. Native Americans used it to brew battle tea

Bamboo is a beautiful modern evergreen shrub, but if left unchecked, it may spread uncontrollably.

Thuja, or Arborvitae, is a long-living tree that just keeps growing. If you miss a few pruning seasons, you’ll have to cut it back hard! Here’s what Michel experienced. Read also: Planting and caring for thuja Evergreen hedges, a good idea? Hedge pruning, timing, tips A short note before beginning, from Michel himself: I think […]

Did you know that a hedge does much more than just protect us from neighbors, wind and noise?

Escallonia is a shrub that has very beautiful flowers and is thus very ornamental.

Firethorn, aside from its superb foliage, also bears magnificent colored berries in fall.

Cotoneaster is a very beautiful shrub, especially appreciated for its berries.

Common yew is a famous and wonderful hedge conifer.

Spindle hosts a unique and very ornamental leafage.

Spotted laurel is a very beautiful shrub, as nice in summer as it is in winter with its cute red berries.