Garden hedges are “green walls”, functional elements and ornamental. Delimit spaces or borders and protect private property from prying eyes. Usually, they are shrubs of the same species and gender. But not always the case. They distinguish several examples, such as hedges from berries, evergreen, informal and wild, cherry laurel, the hornbeam and tamarisk. Treat hedges garden is not easy. Require attention, preparation, information and a lot of patience. Each green wall has its own characteristics and peculiarities. The process of pruning and maintenance, is not tiring or difficult. The secret to keep them lush, functional and good-looking is the patience. Therefore, here are some tips to treat the hedges garden.

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To develop regular and homogeneous hedges garden, put planted shrubs. For this important task, choose young plants, preferably from the same species and in good health. Then proceed with the planting of the specimens. The best time is autumn or spring, with particular attention to frozen ground or too muddy. Pruning is a very delicate phase. It stimulates growth, outlines a good shape and strengthens the hedges. Practice it manually or mechanically. The cut, in any case, will be the net and oblique. Therefore, equip yourself with gloves and sharp blades. The best time to prune the hedges garden is the spring.

To properly treat your garden hedges, shrubs insured proper nourishment. Use of organic substances, as mature manure, horse manure. In this way you will provide the right amount of nutrients and the right degree of humidity. For this purpose, distributed mulch around the shrubs. You can use the volcanic lapilli, peat, expanded clay or of bark chips. The operation will also prevent the formation of weeds.