Hedge trimming will never be a problem for you again if you take the time to find out about the basic rules of hedge trimming. Then it doesn’t matter whether you have a rampant willow hedge to trim or a hesitantly developing boxwood hedge. You can refer to the general principles of how each hedge should be…
Box trees can grow up to 8 meters high in our latitudes and even up to 20 meters in subtropical areas. In central European gardens you tend to find smaller box plants. The boxwood is evergreen, so it provides color in the otherwise mostly gray garden even in winter. They are most popular as topiary, spherical, pyramidal, spiral,…
Hedges offer unimagined possibilities for designing a garden. They tend to be long-lived and acquire more and more beauty with age. Of course, this only works if you choose the appropriate varieties for the given conditions, i.e. location, plant substrate and enough space. The demands of the plants and their growth characteristics must also be taken into account. It…
Known as a privacy hedge and very popular with hobby gardeners because of its low-maintenance nature, the weigela has firmly established itself in Germany’s gardens. The plant, which belongs to the honeysuckle family, shows its diversity in around 12 species and up to two hundred cultivars, some of which can reach up to three meters in…
Behind the mystical-sounding name “blood beech” hides a natural mutation of the well-known red beech. The pruning-tolerant deciduous tree is common throughout Central Europe and is very popular as a privacy hedge in our home gardens. The plants, also known as purple beeches, enchant the viewer with the intense red coloring of their leaves. General information about…
Firethorn bears spherical, fiery red or orange-yellow fruits in fall, which contrast brightly with its dark green, leathery foliage. The fruit at the tips of the branches is very lush, even in young plants. Thanks to its good pruning tolerance, it is often used for impenetrable hedges or for greening facades. The firethorn provides excellent shelter and food…
Whether as a pictorially formable solitary plant or an opaque hedge, the thuja is one of the most widespread ornamental trees in private front gardens and gardens. Despite intensive growth and comparatively simple care, plants keep turning from the usual rich green to brown. We explain the causes and measures to get a fresh, healthy green out…
The cherry laurel or, as it is botanically correctly called, the laurel cherry (bot. Prunus laurocerasus) is a popular hedge and solitary plant that has found its way into many gardens. The main reason for this is their strong growth, which leads to high and dense privacy hedges in just a few years. By cutting off the…
The mussel cypress is an easy-care and very handsome plant that is extremely decorative in the bucket or garden. It gets by with just a few measures a year and is therefore a great asset for beginners and anyone who does not want to work in the garden all the time. Due to its poison content, however,…
Since the laurel cherry is an evergreen plant and also grows quickly, it is often used for hedges. In addition, the wood is well tolerated by pruning. The only disadvantage of numerous varieties is that the plants are not winter hardy indefinitely. In extremely cold winters or in very unfavorable weather, it often happens that large parts of…