Be inspired by these hedge ideas from around the world and see how adventurous you could be in your garden.
A hedge on stilts like this is called Pleaching.
From our Top 10 hedges, the most suitable plants for a pleached hedge include: Ficus hillii, Leightons Green, Bay Tree, Lilly Pillies, Photinia, Viburnum.
You may need to purchase these in pots as standards (the lolliepop shaped topiaries)
A bit more of an advanced pruning technique, but how nice does this archway sculpted hedge look. They have a steel frame as part of the gate to create the arch for the hedge to be supported and trimmed to.
To create a really dense perfectly manicured hedge, use plants that have a fine leaf structure. In Australia this could be achieved with Leightons Greens or Juniper Spartans
This may look like a hedge but its actually a solid brick wall covered in Boston Ivy. Great if you want to block out traffic noise.
A hedge doesn’t have to be a plain straight line. Use it to create windows in your garden.
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Harvest is excellent for thickening up hedge growth.
Organix Harvest is a totally natural liquid fertiliser prepared from ocean fish, Tasmanian seaweed and fulvic acid. Fulvic acid is a natural component of humus that helps plants absorb nutrients. Harvest provides natural plant nutrients, trace elements and seven growth stimulants. Will help increase growth, improve flowering and fruiting and will assist in creating healthy soil. Ideal for vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers, and general garden use.
How to use:
Garden Beds: Mix 48 mL of Organix Harvest Concentrate in a watering can. (9-10 litres). Apply 1 watering can per square metre of soil area. Apply before planting and then monthly throughout the growing season.
Pot Plants: Mix 48 mL of Harvest Concentrate in a watering can (9-10 litres).
Ingredients:
(N:P:K) 3.5: 0.6: 0.7 Plus: Calcium Magnesium Sulfur Iron Copper Zinc.
Harvest is excellent for thickening up hedge growth.
Organix Harvest is a totally natural liquid fertiliser prepared from ocean fish, Tasmanian seaweed and fulvic acid. Fulvic acid is a natural component of humus that helps plants absorb nutrients. Harvest provides natural plant nutrients, trace elements and seven growth stimulants. Will help increase growth, improve flowering and fruiting and will assist in creating healthy soil. Ideal for vegetables, herbs, fruit and flowers, and general garden use.
How to use:
Garden Beds: Mix 48 mL of Organix Harvest Concentrate in a watering can. (9-10 litres). Apply 1 watering can per square metre of soil area. Apply before planting and then monthly throughout the growing season.
Pot Plants: Mix 48 mL of Harvest Concentrate in a watering can (9-10 litres).
Ingredients:
(N:P:K) 3.5: 0.6: 0.7 Plus: Calcium Magnesium Sulfur Iron Copper Zinc.
Good luck getting your teenager outside to do some hedge trimming but this does give you an idea of the lengths some people go to create the perfect hedge. Setting up stakes and string lines to get it perfectly even. It may take a bit of effort but the result is very satisfying at the end of the day.
Look for opportunities to create curves in your garden. Instead of just having a hedge follow the rectangular fence lines in your yard, create a large semi circle arc and use the hidden corners to store bins.
Even in a small Aussie backyard you can create enclosed spaces like this teak bench with a conifer hedge. This look can be achieved using Castlewellan Gold conifer.
Creating total privacy around a pool is possible with a 3m tall hedge. To achieve this look, use: Lilly pillys, Bay Tree, Camelias or Leightons Green.
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