Hedges
Shop hedges for sale online at Plantjoy! We find that the most beautiful and intriguing gardens make use of hedge plants to create a bit of mystery, to encourage flow throughout the garden and to make unique garden rooms. Hedges can also create privacy, define spaces, add linear structures, or be a living fence. Hedges are shrubs that are planted so that they grow together to make a fence or border. They can be short, 1-2′ tall, and used to define spaces and create paths. Medium-growing hedges, 3-5′ tall, are nice for creating garden rooms, encouraging folks to wander throughout the garden, turning corners to see what delight is around the next bend. They also provide a nice backdrop for perennials and garden shrubs. Our taller hedge bushes for sale are generally used for privacy screens.
More About Hedges
If you want to buy hedges online, consider what you’d like the hedge to look like year-round first. As you know, the appearance of shrubs can change throughout the seasons! So, do you want evergreen shrubs that will look the same all year, providing consistent greenery? Or would you prefer a deciduous shrub hedge that will drop its leaves in the fall and possibly open the landscape for a larger view during the winter months? Remember that even though the leaves drop, the stems will continue delineating the space until spring.
- Short hedges are often used as borders to create paths, for edging garden beds or to create segments within garden beds (like the English knot garden). Some of the best plant choices are those that grow slowly and are fairly dense, which lend themselves well to pruning. These types of plants generally have small leaves. Some good ideas include low-growing varieties of boxwood, Japanese holly and azalea.
- Medium-growing hedges are a terrific way to add layers to the entire yard. It’s much more interesting to have layers of varying plant heights. Many landscapes only have a mixture of tall trees and tall privacy hedges, and short accent plants. The whole mid-layer is missing! It is this mid-layer that really draws the eye and makes the garden flow. This layer is also important because it offers a protective cover for songbirds. Try hydrangea, viburnum and holly.
- Tall hedge plants are most often used as tall-growing privacy screens. Classic examples include Leyland cypress, Green Giant arborvitae, Emerald Green arborvitae, and Skip Laurel. These are very popular choices because they are all fast-growing, evergreen and easy to care for.
Most people select Evergreens for privacy screens to have year-round screening. If you have space, consider planting medium-growing flowering shrubs in groups before the screen to add seasonal color and interest.
The most important question to ask yourself when selecting which hedges for sale is which type of plant to use when creating a hedge: How tall do I want the hedge to grow? We all strive for low-maintenance yards. One of the easiest ways to make sure that you don’t spend a lot of time pruning is to pay attention to how tall the plant you are selecting will grow. For example, it’s better not to plant tall-growing Leyland cypress or Green Giant arborvitae in a small yard or where you only want the hedge to grow 15-20′ tall.
Hedges can be much more than the functional “work-horses” of the yard. They can be incorporated throughout the garden to create flow, background and structure, making your yard truly spectacular!