| Screening Hedge | Flowering Hedge Blooming Hedge |
Border Hedge Low Hedge |
Gourmand Hedge |
| Defensive Hedge | Windbreak Hedge | Country Hedge Farmland Hedge |
Defensive Hedge
Aims: The main purpose of the defensive hedge is to prevent any intrusion onto your property. It consists of thorny shrubs and trees; it may also protect you from prying eyes. The defensive hedge can also give you a permanent display of different colors and shapes depending on the plants you chose.
Adult height:The defensive hedge is normally not pruned. Its height will depend on the plants used.
Period of interest: All year.
Planting distances: Every 80cm. The effectiveness of any defensive hedge is dependant on its density, it is therefore important to plant close together.
Author: A. Barra - Licence: Creative Commons
Plants that could be used when making a defensive hedge:
Common Gorse
Common Holly
Firethorn Saphyr
Japanese Flowering Quince
Red Japanese Barberry
Rugosa Rose
Sea Buckthorn
| Screening Hedge | Flowering Hedge Blooming Hedge |
Border Hedge Low Hedge |
Gourmand Hedge |
| Defensive Hedge | Windbreak Hedge | Country Hedge Farmland Hedge |
RD 651
40090 UCHACQ - FRANCE