Download or read book Gardener s Guide to Hedges and Living Boundaries written by Roger Hirons and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2022-10-24 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boundaries, borders and shelter are essential parts of any garden, but they can be the most difficult to get right. The excitement of buying new hedging plants can quickly be overtaken by difficult upkeep, damage to surrounding plants and a costly waste of time. Whether you're planting a new hedge from scratch, restoring a neglected one or creating softer internal divides within the garden, this book provides the planning, planting and maintenance know-how to do it right, first time. Coverage includes: assessment, preparation and design advice for establishing a new living boundary; advice on dealing with existing boundaries in need of restoration or extension; considerations to take into account for both your human and wildlife neighbours and finally, there are directories of hedging plants, climbers and trees to aid your selection.
Download or read book Master Gardeners Guide to Hedges and Boundaries written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Master Gardener s Guide to Hedges Boundaries written by Alan R. Toogood and published by Salamander Books. This book was released on 1986 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living Fences written by Ogden Tanner and published by Echo Point Books & Media. This book was released on 2015-12-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's reasonable to want to make one's home a serene oasis, a safe haven from hustle and bustle of a busy life. Why, then, is it so hard to make such a space a reality? Between street noise, boisterous neighbors, stray animals, wandering pets, headlights, and streetlamps, it is nearly impossible to feel secluded at home these days. High stockade fences and masonry walls can feel austere and uninviting; no one wants to be resented by their neighbors. And zoning laws and building codes mean you might have to inch your way through a maze of red tape before you even break ground. Living fences are the solution. In addition to blocking unsightly views and providing some well-deserved privacy, versatile and graceful screens of living plants are a natural and aesthetically pleasing alternative to man-made fences. In this illustrated guide, celebrated garden and landscape designer Ogden Tanner provides all the information you need to select, plant, and maintain an array hedges, vines, shrubs, and espaliers to create a verdant and relaxing atmosphere around your house. With detailed information on over 100 species of plants, Living Fences is a one-stop manual for beautiful and functional garden design.
Download or read book A Gardener s Guide to Hedges Lawns Groundcover written by Richard Rosenfeld and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical gardens with hedge boundaries and lawn expanses needn't be dull. In fact, the range of plants now available for finishing borders is immense - and achieving an attractive lawn requires as much care as any flower bed. This book examines a range of groundcovers, hedges and lawns.
Download or read book The Master Gardener s Guide to Hedges Boundries written by Alan Toogood and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hedges and Evergreens written by John Aston Warder and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shrubs and Hedges written by Eva Monheim and published by Cool Springs Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, ordinary person's guide to choosing, planting, and caring for the world's most popular plants, Shrubs & Hedges delivers all the know-how you'll need to grow beautiful, healthy shrubs. Whether they're flowering shrubs or evergreen hedges, these long-lived plants fill a lot of space in our landscapes; yet they don't capture as much attention as perennials, annuals, and even trees. The front doors and picture windows of millions of houses world-wide are adorned by shrubs. Despite their ubiquity, selecting and maintaining shrubs remains a mystery to many. Shrubs are all-too-often inappropriately pruned into "meatball" shapes, or alternatively, left to become an overgrown tangle of branches. But as you'll discover in the pages of Shrubs & Hedges, when cared for properly, these workhorse plants have much to offer. They mask foundations, delineate property lines, increase privacy, stabilize soils, provide food for wildlife, and add beauty and interest to the landscape. It’s time for shrubs to take center stage. Shrubs & Hedges eliminates the ambiguities of shrub selection and care by offering: Advice on how to pick the best shrubs for your growing conditions Plant profiles of both dependable classic shrubs and new rising stars Step-by-step propagation instructions for making more shrubs—for free! Shrub identification tips A lesson on the value of hedges and hedgerows The best shrubs for pollinators and other wildlife Pruning illustrations and tips to maximize shrub performance and health Tips for designing with shrubs Drawing on her decades of experience in the plant-care and landscape industries, author and horticulture educator Eva Monheim proves you don’t have to be a “gardener” to see the value in this extensive group of plants.
Download or read book Gardener s Guide to Protected Growing written by Guy Deakins and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for all gardeners (be they amateur or professional), garden designers and landscape architects, who want to learn how to create and maintain a protective environment suitable for any type of plant they wish to grow. From large scale glasshouses, shelters and living boundaries, to modest cold frames and greenhouses, this book will equip readers with the knowledge to manage their protected space successfully and sustainably. Coverage includes: managing light, heat and humidity; the climate future and sustainable practices; soil husbandry and alternatives, including hydroponics; health and hygiene in protected spaces and finally, understanding biodiversity and encouraging natural allies. Industry insights from experts and professionals at internationally renowned gardens and leading manufacturers, as well as exceptional research from NASA, MIT and other leading universities, explore what's happening at the cutting edge of horticulture and how this knowledge can be applied in your own garden.
Download or read book The Hedge Book written by Jeffrey Whitehead and published by Garden Way Publishing Company. This book was released on 1991 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers information on planning, selecting, buying, planting, and maintaining hedges, and suggests hedgeplants for specific regions and purposes
Download or read book The Ultimate DIY Hedge Gardening System written by Dr Ava Miller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hedges, in the broadest sense of the term, is any narrow surface of land, which is permanently occupied by plant sets of one or more species. From a different angle, it could be said that a hedge is the set of woody plants planted in relatively close, close or very close distances to form with or without pruning a plant barrier or wall. The first approach is quite open and from a certain point of view, more complete. And this, since it allows the inclusion under the term Hedges even in those that do not contain woody species. Thus, among the Hedges, one can count on those created by various grasses - some of which have extremely interesting functional and other characteristics. The plant populations planted along the border or on the boundary for fencing purposes are called hedges. The low-growing perennial plant grown on the border, plots, beds, lawns, and pathways are called hedge plants. Each plant plays a vital role in ornamental horticulture. A hedge is usually the shrubs. They play an important role in the structure and character of the garden and provide many practical uses. It may be ornamental or protective or both. These are also necessary to restrict the garden from a public road and adjacent gardens, particularly in flat gardens. Fast-growing hedges are a cheap and time-effective way to establish a fully-formed garden feature or screening plant, with all of our hedges boasting an average growth rate of 40-60cm per annum. Before you know it, your hedge will be at its desired height and will have transformed the look of your garden. Despite their impressive growth rate, fast-growing hedging is actually a relatively low-maintenance choice, often needing to be pruned just twice a year to keep it tidy and to shape. If you're looking for a hedge to bring privacy and security to your garden, fast-growing hedging is an excellent choice, as they can grow up to 5m in height. Fast-growing Conifer and evergreen hedging plants are a particularly popular option for adding extra privacy, although our team is happy to help you choose a fast-growing hedge that is right for you. Planting fast-growing hedging is also a wonderful way to attract more wildlife to your garden, as it provides food and shelter to birds. Want to discover more? Grab a copy of this book now.
Download or read book DIY Hedge Gardening System written by Arnold Kuntz Ph D and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hedge is an excellent natural shelter. It can be a flourishing home for wildlife and shield your garden from the wind. Fences are quick and easy to put up, but don't offer much for any animals which might live in your garden. They can also deflect the wind in a way that can damage fragile plants. Hedges on the other hand, can be a mini paradise for animals, full of fruit, shelter and cover. In fact, for every foot of hedge height, there are ten horizontal feet of shelter! The best hedges are made up of several different species which come into leaf, flower and fruit at different times. This gives them year-round value for animal visitors. They're also a great way of introducing mixed native hedgerow species and reflecting the surrounding natural countryside. In more urban gardens, you'll have to keep on top of its growth though, as it can easily develop into a tall impenetrable thicket if you're not careful!The type of plant you have, or choose to have in your hedge, will affect its height. So as hedges are fairly permanent structures, you should think carefully about what to plant and how high you'd like it before you start. Plants like rosemary and heather are only suited to hedges up to 60cm (2 ft.), but hawthorn and beech can grow much higher and be kept at around 1-3m (3-10 ft.), or even taller!Small trees, such as rowan and crab apple are also useful in a hedge. You can include them in a new hedgerow or encourage hawthorn and blackthorn to develop in an established one. Leyland Cypress has been a popular choice for a long time as it very easily forms an instant hedge shape. However, it grows very fast (1m per year) and can reach huge unmanageable heights. Generally speaking, its disadvantages can outweigh its advantages. It doesn't have a lot of benefit to wildlife and tends to suck up all of the nutrients from a 3m radius. Whatever combination of plants you choose; a hedge can be a welcome and useful part of our gardens and a great home for nature.
Download or read book Topiary written by Jenny Hendy and published by Lorenz Books. This book was released on 2015-08-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a practical guide to the art of clipping, training and shaping plants. It offers fascinating insight into the art of topiary, with step-by-step instructions, spectacular photography and authoritative text. It shows how topiary can complement a range of garden styles and create design effects, such as defining an entranceway, marking a boundary or creating depth. Projects for beginners through to experienced gardeners show how to clip a spiral, create freehand figures, use topiary frames, train an arch, and tame a hedge. Jenny Hendy explains how topiary can be incorporated into garden styles, from traditional and contemporary to country-house and Japanese. A section on green architecture looks at larger topiary elements, including hedges, doorways and windows, and niches and alcoves. Achievable geometric shapes are also covered, from spheres and pyramids to turrets and helter-skelters. There are suggestions for more ambitious planting effects, such as knot gardens and parterres. Sculptural topiary is also explored, from the clipped creatures of cottage gardens to modern plant shaping. A plant directory then lists the best plants and the training to which they are suited.
Download or read book Hedges written by Jeffrey Whitehead and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hedges Windbreaks Shelters and Live Fences written by E. P. Powell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hedges, Windbreaks, Shelters and Live Fences: A Treatise on the Planting, Growth and Management of Hedge Plants for Country and Suburban Homes Second Entrance to Suburban Home of Twelve Acres 74 Windbreak of Cedar Forty Feet High - House About Entirely Concealed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Hedges Windbreaks Shelters and Live Fences A Treatise on the Planting Growth and Management of Hedge Plants for Country and Suburban Homes 1900 written by Edward Payson Powell and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Download or read book The Essential Guide to Hedges Gardening written by Theo Williams, MD and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-19 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: hеdgе іѕ a lіvіng wаll соmроѕеd оf plants. Sоmе hеdgеѕ аrе рurеlу dесоrаtіvе, while оthеrѕ ѕеrvе primarily a practical funсtіоn. Hedge рlаntѕ uѕеd dесоrаtіvеlу are оftеn trimmed to рrесіѕе ѕіzеѕ and shapes аnd mау bе еіthеr еvеrgrееn or dесіduоuѕ shrubs. Shrubѕ used fоr thе practical function оf security ѕhоuld bе dеnѕеlу grоwіng аnd possibly hаvе thоrnѕ (ѕuсh аѕ hаwthоrnѕ) оr рrісklу lеаvеѕ (such as English hоllу). Alѕо, hеdgеѕ аrе useful аѕ рrіvасу ѕсrееnѕ and wіndbrеаkѕ. Fоr thеѕе two рurроѕеѕ, уоu need tаllеr ѕhrubѕ. Thе plant рорulаtіоnѕ whісh аrе рlаntеd аlоng thе bоrdеr оr оn thе boundary fоr fеnсіng рurроѕе are саllеd as hedge. The lоw grоwіng perennial рlаnt thаt are grоwn оn Thе bоrdеr, рlоtѕ, bеdѕ, lawns and pathway аrе called as hеdgе plant. Each рlаnt рlау аn іmроrtаnt rоlе іn оrnаmеntаl hоrtісulturе. Hedge аrе uѕuаllу the shrubs. Thеу рlау аn іmроrtаnt role in thе ѕtruсturе аnd сhаrасtеr оf gаrdеn аnd рrоvіdе mаnу рrасtісаl uses. It mау bе оrnаmеntаl оr рrоtесtіvе оr bоth. These are аlѕо nесеѕѕаrу to dеmаrсаtе the gаrdеn frоm public rоаd and frоm аdjасеnt gаrdеn раrtісulаrlу in flаt gardens. A hedge or hedgerow is a line of closely spaced shrubs and sometimes trees, planted and trained to form a barrier or to mark the boundary of an area, such as between neighbouring properties. Hedges used to separate a road form adjoining fields or one field from another, and of sufficient age to incorporate larger trees, are known as hedgerows. Often, they serve as wind breaks to improve conditions for the adjacent crops, as in bocage country. When clipped and maintained, hedges are also a simple form of topiary.
