Hedges for Pennsylvania and New Jersery Landscapes

Hedges are one of the major components of your landscape in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Hedges define the limits of your landscape and thus should be the starting point in your landscape design. Before selecting plants, you should carefully consider their landscape requirements and the characteristics of the plants. For example, deciduous plants drop their leaves in the fall and are effective screens mainly during the growing season. Evergreens provide good screening all year.



Gardeners in Pennsylvania and New Jersey considering a sheared, formal hedge should realize that they may need to be pruned (sheared) several times a year to remain attractive. In comparison, an informal, natural hedge is relatively low maintenance. Select shrubs that grow to the desired height. Planting a tall-maturing shrub where a short, informal hedge is desired creates work. Many landscaping problems are prevented by selecting the correct planting material.



Our plants are well suited for many hedge plantings in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. We sell many types of plants and shrubs which can work well as a natural privacy boarder. Bare-root material is the most economical type of nursery stock when planting a hedge. However, bare-root plants are rather small. For the beginner, bare root is the hardest type of plant to grow out. Container-grown and balled and burlapped plants are larger, but are more expensive. You will have better luck with potted and B&B stock...The added cost will be worth it. Most B&B and potted stock can be planted whenever the ground is not frozen as long as you have the knowledge to help the plants along.

Plant spacing is determined by the plant species and hedge type. Most plantings in Pennsylvania and New Jersey will range from a spacing of a foot or two to a couple of feet. Many people will plant the shrubs and fail to prune them back hard. Pruning generally will make the shrubs more dense and compact.



The following is a list of shrubs suitable for hedges that are commonly soldl:



Amur maple

Acer ginnala 15 to 18 feet natural

Barberries

Berberis species 1 to 5 feet natural or sheared

Boxwood Species 2 to 4 feet natural or sheared

Redosier dogwood

Cornus sericea 8 to 10 feet natural

Burning bush

Euonymus alatus 6 to 15 feet natural

Junipers 8 to 15 feet natural

Beautybush

Kolkwitzia amabilis 8 to 10 feet natural

Spirea VanHoutte 6 to 8 feet natural

Lilacs 4 to 15 feet natural

Yews

Taxus species 2 to 10 feet natural or sheared

Arborvitae 3 to 15+ feet natural or sheared

Arrowwood viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 6 to 8 feet natural

American Cranberry 8 to 12 feet natural





When you visit Highland Hill Farm at 5275 W Swamp Rd. (rt. 313) Fountainville Pa. we will be happy to show you these plants. You can also go to our web site http://www.seedlingsrus.com