Transcript Hedges

Hedges
Choosing suitable plants for
different hedging styles
Formal Hedging
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Semi-evergreen
Ligustrum ovalifolium
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is very popular and
suitable for formal
hedging
Clip regularly during
growing season
Formal Hedging
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Tall hedge of Fagus sylvatica
used to create garden rooms
at Walkden Gardens
Clip once a year in late
summer /early autumn. Leaves
turn brown, but remain in
place until new leaves grow in
spring
Subdivisions created using low
hedge of evergreen Buxus
sempervirens.
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Clip once a year in June
Formal Hedging
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Formal hedging of Fagus
sylvatica and X
Cupressocyparis leylandii
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at Walkden Gardens
X Cupressocyparis
leylandii is fast growing
and requires clipping
twice a year in
midsummer and autumn
Formal Hedging
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Formal hedge of
evergreen Taxus
baccata with buttress
and topiary feature
used to subdivide the
long border at Arley
Hall
Clip once a year in
August or September
Evergreen Flowering Hedge
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Escallonia cvs. should
be pruned after
flowering to maintain
a good shape
Particularly suitable
for coastal areas
Deciduous Flowering Hedge
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Rosa rugosa can be
used alone as a
summer flowering
hedge or used in a
mixed hedge
designed to attract
wildlife
It is suitable only for
informal hedging
Single Species Native Hedge
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Crataegus monogyna
is fast growing and
forms a dense, thorny
hedge creating an
effective barrier
Clip after flowering,
or in autumn
Attracts wildlife
Mixed Native Hedge
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Recommended mixtures
include 50% Crataegus
monogyna or Prunus
spinosa with 10% each of
Prunus avium, Acer
campestre, Rosa canina,
Corylus avellana and
either Crataegus
monogyna or Prunus
spinosa
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Prolonged season of
interest and very
attractive to wildlife