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Fancy a Formal Hedge Some Basic How-to Tips

?Fancy a Formal Hedge? Some Basic How-to Tips Would you like to turn your unruly hedges into formal hedges? Are you tired of the natural look, and desire a uniform look? The following paragraphs will provide you with some insight and pruning tips for turning a row of unruly hedges into a row of neat, [...]

Five Best Plants for a Free-Flowing Hedge

?Five Best Plants for a Free-Flowing Hedge If you are looking for a less formal hedge, you should look at plants that are free flowing. They are different from the formal boxwood shrubs; free-flowing plants are not as shapeable. Some beautiful plants can be clipped into hedges and screens. Flowering or foliage color, which fits [...]

Five Favorite Flowing Hedges for your Home

?Five Favorite Flowing Hedges for your Home When there is talk of flowing hedges; the first thing that comes to mind is beauty. The five favorite flowing hedges all happen to be flowering varieties. Flowering hedges are perhaps so popular because they add brightness and instant beauty to your property. They typically bloom in spring [...]

Five Features to Look for in an Electric Hedge Trimmer

?Five Features to Look for in an Electric Hedge Trimmer Electric hedge trimmers can really make the task of pruning quick and painless. While some people prefer softly pruning with handheld trimmers, others appreciate the ease of technology. If you have a large amount of hedges on your property or are simply looking for an [...]

Five Tips for Choosing the Perfect Hedge for your Yard

?Five Tips for Choosing the Perfect Hedge for your Yard So you’ve decided to plant hedges. They do serve many important purposes. Hedges can mark your property boundaries, provide a windscreen and also give you more privacy in your yard. They are also a nice alternative to fencing if you prefer a more natural look [...]

Four Reasons for Having Hedges in your Landscaping

?Four Reasons for Having Hedges in your Landscaping There are more than four reasons for including hedges in your landscaping design, but I’m going to touch on just four. Privacy, beauty, mark boundaries, and windbreakers. No matter why you are putting in hedges be prepared for high maintenance. Hedges do need to be taken care [...]

Get In ShapeWith the Perfect Hedge That Is

?Get In Shape—With the Perfect Hedge. That Is! You have decided to take the jump and plant hedges to increase the beauty of your lawn. You’ve chosen the plants, trees, and shrubs that grow well in your zone and you have followed all planting instructions. So how do you train them into the perfect hedge? [...]

Get in the Zone Knowing When to Plant your Perfect Hedge

?Get in the Zone – Knowing When to Plant your Perfect Hedge If you are just a beginner in the garden, you may have just come across the use of “zones”. The terms may seem confusing at first, but once you become familiar with it, you will find it to be extremely helpful in planting [...]

Go Native with Local Hedge Planting

?Go Native with Local Hedge Planting When you chose to go native with local hedge planting, there are many ways you will benefit besides just having a beautiful lawn. The following paragraphs will discuss some of the many benefits of choosing to go native with local hedge planting as your landscape choice. One of the [...]