How to grow a screen.
How to grow a screen or hedge.
Here are some tips on growing the best screen.
Type of screen or hedging.
- What kind of screening or hedge do you want? Is it just to divide of some areas in the garden, creating a nice green screen or do you need a high wall to get some privacy from a neighboring block? The height of the screen is number one.
- The height, up to a meter or over 3 meter?
- Which plants thrives in your area? Walk or drive around your neighborhood and look at what seems to work best. Make sure you don't choose a plant that would not grow well in your area.
How to plant and trim your growing screen.
- Dig a trench or a long plot instead of individual holes. This will promote better drainage and easier to maintain.
- How far apart you plant each plant depends on the height.
- Up to 60 cm = about 300 mm apart.
- Up to 1m = about 500 mm apart
- Over 2m = about 900mm - 1m apart
- Start trimming at once to promote even growth from the bottom. Otherwise you will end up with a tall plant and holes at the bottom that you will not be able to fix afterwards. Trim at least once every 6 month. Small amount often is better than a lot at once.
- Feed once per season.
- we recommend blood bone, cow manure, 5 in 1
- Supplement with liquid organic during high growing times (Sept to Dec)
Examples of plants for our area (Newcastle, Central coast).
Under 0.5 m.
- Cuphea white or mauve
- Dwarf Japanese / Korean boxes
- Alternathera Little Ruby
Up to 1 m.
- Snow maiden (Indian hawthorn)
- Murraya, Hip high
- Westringia (native Rosemary)
- Nandina
1 m to 3m.
- Lilly Pilly, eg. Resilience, Cherry surprice, our bestseller Backyard Bliss
- Photinia, Red Robin
- Viburnum
- Camellia Sasanqua (flowering fences)
Highest.
- Bamboo gracillis (up to 7 m, very fast growing)
We can help you.
Give us a call or come in to store and we will help you.
Call 4954 6999 or 4362 2822.