12 shrubs for a versatile mixed hedge: evergreen, berries, foliage and deciduous
Out with the unending lines of thuja! These days, planting mixed hedges is all the fad. In such a hedge, evergreen leafage, colorful blooms and species that
Hedge
Hedges, by design, are what you want them to be. Nature lets you do as you choose as long as a few rules are followed.
A striking hedge all year ’round with shrubs that shine in different seasons
Mixed hedges are a composition of various shrubs. Each species brings its own enticing highlight, either in sync or one at a time. Changing leaf colors, spread-out blooms, and decorative fruits – all such traits are worth considering. Autumn? That’s your go-to season for planting. To guide you in choosing, let’s take a look at […]
Set up a mixed hedge, different shrubs for year-round wonder
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
Turn your hedge into a protective barrier against diseases
Did you know that a hedge does much more than just protect us from neighbors, wind and noise?
Physocarpus, a simple yet very charming shrub
Physocarpus adds many benefits to your garden thanks to its low-maintenance nature and striking visual appeal.
Bamboo growing, care, control and landscaping ideas
Bamboo is a beautiful modern evergreen shrub, but if left unchecked, it may spread uncontrollably.
Setting up a hedge, flowered, mixed or evergreen?
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.
Summer-flowering shrubs, 26 marvelous bloomers
These shrubs share their flowers from spring to summer, and sometimes even longer! Either as part of a hedge or in a pot on your terrace, they share beautiful colors
Blooming of shrubs one season at a time
To help you choose your shrubs depending on their blooming season, Nature-and-Garden recommends this selection of the most beautiful flowering shrubs for each season.
11 plant-me-now melliferous shrubs for pollinators
As appealing to us as they are to pollinators, melliferous plant species are where pollinator insects reign as kings. These beautiful flowers are gorged with pollen and nectar offered up for pollinators to feed on, a trade-off that 80% of all flower-bearing species sign up for in order to reproduce.
A hedge that’s a haven for birds
Inviting wild birds to forage for snacks in hedges is one of the most thrilling garden shows – and it’s great for the environment, too.
How to set up a mixed border and choose the right plants
Lively, colorful and evolving as seasons come and go, a mixed border is a brilliant combination of perennials, annuals, shrubs and grasses.
Fragrant winter flowers, scents for brisk winter air!
Fruity, flowery or vanilla-like, sensuous and mesmerizing, the fragrance of certain winter flowers is anything but low-key.
Four-seasons hedge, every season sees it as beautiful as ever
Why not go for a four-seasons hedge? Bored with drab monochrome conifers? Bring a bundle of delight to the neighborhood with a mixed hedge of ornamental flower, leaf and fruit shrubs.
French garden, landscape your own Jardin à la Française!
Majestic, geometric and with not a blade or leaf out of place, French landscaping is a reference in terms of outdoor ornamental gardens.
Attract butterflies with plants, flowers, and other tips
Attract butterflies to your garden! Threatened because their natural habitat is dwindling, and because of pesticides, butterflies can find refuge in our very own gardens,
Growing an evergreen hedge
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.
Setting up a flowered hedge
Hedges protect us from prying eyes, create intimacy, break the wind and protect our gardens. Flowered hedges boast many advantages and can even become truly ornamental.
Laws and regulations on trimming hedges: to trim or not to trim, that is the question!
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.
Trimming hedges, the right time
When should a hedge be trimmed, what is the right timing, and how should one go about it best?
Get your hedge right with a 2 minute video
Hedges are now an important part of landscaping, and getting them right will come naturally after taking a look at this short video. This short hedge hack explains everything about spacing, varieties, how to position the plants and when to proceed. Read more ►
Refresh your topiary shrubs at the end of summer
The end of summer is the best moment for light pruning of shrubs and ornamental plants.
Attract animals to the garden
In these days of sustainable development and environmental protection, attracting animal and insect life in your garden is a necessity.
Garden birds, learn to identify our singing and tweeting feathered garden friends
Their colorful feathers and sweet-sounding songs are a pleasure in the garden. And the also do much more! Garden birds play a critical role for biodiversity: they control dangerous pests, spread seeds, and help pollinate plants.
Reducing thuja, a battered look for a year, before bursting back!
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 […]
