An alternative to the fence: the advantages and disadvantages of the hedge. Choosing an interesting variant of the green fences

When choosing a fence for your home, many are thinking about hedges. This fence has many advantages from the aesthetic to the protective

But that dream has not turned a lot of unexpected problems, it is necessary beforehand to study the pros and cons of this option. On what are the types of hedges, if their high cost, and how to choose for their needs and capabilities, will cover in this article.

Content:

• Pros and cons of hedge
• Hedges or stone fence: it is cheaper
• How to choose a hedge, depending on the desires and possibilities
• Shaped and svobodnorastuschie
• Most undemanding plants for hedges
• evergreen hedges
• Vertical gardening: living wall on the chain-link fencing
• The most interesting types of hedges

Pros and cons of hedge

In the green fences are many advantages:

• The first, of course, - the appearance: the wall of the plant looks like a continuation of the garden. The distinctive advantage - it looks aesthetically pleasing from both sides. Some types of fences beautiful face out onto the street, and goes to the owners not too priglyadnaya "wrong side." A living fence is beautiful, where one looks.
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• In addition to beauty, it is functional: a thick wall is completely hides the growing area from prying eyes, without creating a feeling of awkwardness.
• Most hedges of plants are more serious obstacle to thieves than a conventional fence that you can climb. This is especially true of thorny shrubs.
• Hedge positive effect on the microclimate of the site. Plants retain moisture in the soil, prevent snow drifts and wind, protected from dust. This improves the quality of the soil, promotes productivity. Also do not forget: additional landscaping - extra oxygen to your lungs.
• In the cool of the high green wall, you can arrange a place to rest.
• Correctly chosen environment will come to the house in any style from plants. Close with a solid brick structure will create the mood of English manor, with a log house - will look like a natural extension of nature, and in high-Teke emphasize correct lines without overloading landscape.

But... there is no beauty without flaws, and therefore it is necessary to pay attention On the minus hedges.

• Unlike any of the fence, which, once set, can no longer remember the fence of shrubs or trees need care. First of all they need to grow, to form and subsequently constantly conduct fertilizing, watering and haircut. The complexity depends on the selected plants and the type of hedge. So be prepared that it will have to spend time.
• Green fence would take much more space on the ground than conventional fencing.
• The advantage of creating shadows from tall hedges - both negative in case of land or small, and so is in a shady location.
• For most of a very important question - is the cost. Hedge of tui will cost considerably more expensive than the same height of the fence of corrugated board.

Hedges or stone fence: it is cheaper

Interestingly, the role of plants in the fence is not always prove more expensive. The price of the standard enclosure has a very large spread, as well as on living spaces, depending on the selected material. Compare the cost of a classical fence and hedge. For this we take the three most common species in all categories: corrugated board, Thuja - for softwood and doren White (dogwood) for deciduous.

We calculate the price of 10 meters of the fence height of 2 meters for each variant. Shows the average prices in Moscow and the Moscow region in 2019.

For example, take the average values: C10 corrugated sheet (10 mm - wave height) with one-sided coated polyester of thickness 0.5 cm., pillars and the joists intake uncoated with each concreting column. Burying column 1.2 m.

Calculation of the fence value of corrugated board (length 10 m).

Total turns 13343 rubles. For comparison, the same 10-meter fence with double color coated sheet and colored frame cost 14954 rubles.

Especially green fence that the price of seedlings depends on their age. When buying a small hedge can cost you even cheaper, but wait for the desired height will have more than one year. If we compare the same height, then the cost will not be in favor of trees.

Consider the case of hedges of tui. Tuy planted in 1 m, therefore, leave trees 11 to 10 meters of the fence. When planting small 20-centimeter seedling price is: 11H350 p = 3850 p.. Thuy grow by an average of 30 cm per year, which means that high fence will have to wait a few years. If the land 2 meter arborvitae, the price varies considerably: 11H4700 p = 51700 p.. When planting trees height 1.5m - 11H2500 = 27500 p. It must be added the cost of fertilizer for conifers during landing, but they are very small: the average price of 360 p. 2.5 kg. Consumption per seedling -. 40 grams, 11 units fertilizer will leave about 63 rubles.

From dorena get much cheaper hedge. Since landing in increments of 1 meter at the height of the Bush 60 cm price of: 11h350 = 3850 p. With a height of 1.5 m - 11h700 = 7700 p. Plus the fact that it is growing quite rapidly. But there is another problem - the majority of shrubs at a height of 2-3 meters in the lower branches of leaves do not grow, so it is necessary to combine the growing wall with a small fence.

In any case, deciduous fence - a budget option. A smart user FORUMHOUSE Dmitry Rebrov I found a way to get the seedlings and even free of charge.

Dmitry Rebrov

Member FORUMHOUSE

Search the internet on request "Shrub with a" immediately handed me the name – dogwood (or deron). Nurseries designated price for this miracle: 300-400 rubles bush. Taking the calculator and multiplying the length of the fence on the landing step, and after consulting with his wife realized that while I'll manage without hedges, all the more so in front of the foundation... However it happened differently.
The fact that the work I go past the vacant lot, and so there is, as it turned out, and growing what I need. Further, bushes 55 are from two receiving excavated earth with lumpy, driven back to the country and were planted in 1 m at a distance of 1.2 m from the fence. Throw a blade plodorodki have not forgotten. Most of the time it took to dragging excavated material to the car, and just (dug - planted) took about 8 hours. See what happens, running forward to say that the dissolution of all. "

Wonderful life hacking when using wild shrubs, but the conifers is better to buy in the nursery - dug in the forest can not settle down.

How to choose a hedge, depending on the desires and possibilities

Species of green barriers and how to create a set. When choosing a better focus on their own needs: someone important to care for the growing wall took away as much as possible less time someone wants to do a low cost, and the other is willing to spend time and finances for the beauty around her houses.

Shaped and svobodnorastuschie

Hedges can be divided into molded and wild. First attach specific form, the second grow naturally. The latter option is much easier to clean, pruning about once or twice a year. But the "wild" fence visually not so clearly delineates the border, its width will depend on the bush, and not on your scissors.

Shaped fence look impressive: under certain skills you can cut the green shapes in addition to the strict rectangular shapes. But such an option would require a lot more effort and cost. Plantings need regular trimming, and because of the constant trimming degrades the natural growth, reducing the number of shoots, the plants receive less food and therefore need regular fertilizing, fertilizer and additional watering. If the fence is high, the crop will have to hold the ladder, which complicates the process.

Most undemanding plants for hedges

If the time or inclination to take care of the green areas there, better look at the most undemanding shrubs. They adapt to almost all soils, tolerate frost, drought, excessive moisture, wind, easy to take root, and require little or no watering and fertilizing. Suitable not only for the middle band, but for a colder climate. Of these, you can create dense fences height of two to three meters.

The most popular types: white dogwood (dogwood), cotoneaster brilliant, mock orange (in the people - garden jasmine), hawthorn, common lilac, yellow acacia.

evergreen hedges

Living fences of conifers will please you in summer and winter, which is particularly important for the northern regions. They ionize the air, it is very useful for light and perfect for molded hedges.

Significant negative - cost. Conifers grow rather slowly, and when planting larger seedlings can not settle down.

The most successful versions: arborvitae, spruce, pine, juniper, cypress.

Vertical gardening: living wall on the chain-link fencing

If you want to isolate a section of a green wall, climbing plants are ideal. They are put near the mesh netting, which is the basis. This fence needs less space in width, so perfect for the small suburban areas. Its height is easily adjusted - it is neither higher nor lower than the selected mesh. On average, this is one of the most cost options. But to give some form of such planting will not work. Heavy plants have further strengthened netting concreted pillars.

From undemanding plants for vertical gardening can choose ivy or a girl's (wild) grapes. For flowering green wall is often used Ipomoea, climbing rose, clematis.

The most interesting types of hedges

Very unusual and impressive look hedges, consisting of various plants: layered and combined.

In many species of shrubs to the achievement of a certain height bottom of the barrel remains undisguised leaves. This spoils the appearance and gives privacy portion. To fix this, you can be planted along the main planting low-growing plants. The lower level of the flowers or low shrubs looks very attractive, but the option is applicable only where space allows. Multilevel complicates the care and pruning: for the first "floor" more difficult to reach the second.

A great way to - to pick up a few shrubs that bloom in different seasons and different colorful foliage in autumn. So you can get a fence, blooming from early spring to late fall and to not lose the beauty before winter. And if you combine the coniferous and deciduous, it does not lose its attraction all year round. But this option has its own problems: it is necessary to choose trees, shrubs and flowers that live in harmony side by side. For example, in the shade of tall trees will not grow light-loving flowers. Also, they must fit the same type of soil and other climatic conditions. Combined crops will require more time to care: Different plants require different frequency trimming and fertilizing.

Output

When choosing a hedge as a fence is necessary to soberly assess their strength and desire. Even the most undemanding shrubs require minimal annual maintenance. If the garden work, you only joy - it is possible to think about multi-level tin fence. As for the cost - an issue that is essential when planting, fertilizing later even capricious plant cost is not too expensive.

An alternative to a professional flooring can be not only a hedge, but and other equally interesting options fences. And if the fence has turned dull, it can effectively decorate with minimal investment. In the video - a real experience of growing hedges of various kinds.

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