A live evergreen hedge is an excellent way to decorate a summer cottage. It not only pleases with its appearance, but also serves as a delimiter of areas and hides from prying eyes. Due to its ability to produce large amounts of oxygen, it has a beneficial effect on the health of people nearby.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Evergreens for Hedges
Among the advantages of using evergreens, it is worth noting:
- the release of phytoncides into the air, which are natural antiseptics, which has a healing effect on the respiratory system;
- unique appearance;
- easy haircut, and, as a result, any shape;
- year-round fencing of the site.
Minuses:
- long growth;
- the need for regular pruning to give a neat and beautiful look, a neglected fence of evergreens looks extremely untidy;
- high price.
Types of evergreen hedges
These types of hedges can be:
- low - curbs dividing the site into zones;
- medium - the height of a person, serve for a small fence;
- high - solid wall up to 5 m.
Live evergreen hedges can also be divided into trimmed and free-growing hedges. In the first case, the plants are given various geometric shapes. In the second, it is necessary to plant and select crops correctly so that they do not interfere with each other's growth.
Nuances when choosing evergreens for a hedge
Due to the changeable climate in Russia, evergreen hedges have gained immense popularity, as they delight the eye with their greenery, regardless of the season and weather conditions.
There are a lot of evergreens for the climate of Russia. The most popular are:
- evergreen shrubs: juniper, boxwood;
- conifers: spruce, pine, yew, cypress, thuja;
- evergreen vines: ivy, honeysuckle.
