N°1
Heavenly
bamboo
Foliage: Evergreen.
Decorative fruits from March to July.
N°2
Variegated Pink
Weigelia
Foliage: Deciduous.
Flowering: Spring, summer.
N°3
Laurustinus
Foliage: Evergreen.
Flowering: Winter.
N°4
Border
Forsythia
Foliage: Deciduous.
Flowering: End of winter.
N°5
Abelia
grandiflora
Foliage: Evergreen.
Flowering: Summer.
N°6
Nanho Purple
Butterfly Bush
Foliage: Deciduous.
Flowering: summer.
N°7
Milkflower
Cotoneaster
Foliage: Evergreen.
Decorative fruits October to spring.
N°8
Pink Cloud
Beauty Bush
Foliage: Deciduous.
Flowering: Spring.
Principles:
One has to see the “flowering hedge” or “4 season’s hedge” like a painting canvas. As the succession of the seasons goes on, the painting changes, the colours and the scents vary. It must be a permanently interesting display.
Height at maturity: Approx 2m (6.6').
Interest: All year round.
Planting Distances: Approximately every 1.5m (4.9').Although when planting a screening hedge of only 1 species we would advise planting every 80cm (31.5"), in the case of a mixed flowering hedge we are looking for each plant to grow without competing with its neighbour and give its best.
Pruning: It is better not to cut this flowering hedge. Blossoms will be even more beautiful.
Find each plant’s specification:
Abelia grandiflora, beautiful pale pink- white blossom throughout summer
Beauty Bush 'Pink Cloud' (Kolkwitzia amabilis 'Pink Cloud'), abundant pale pink blossom in May and June, red foliage in the autumn
Border Forsythia (Forsythia intermedia), early golden yellow blossom
Buddleia (Buddleia Davidii) 'Nanho purple', abundant and fragrant blossom from July through to October, highly attractive to butterflies
Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica), beautiful white blossom throughout spring and summer, followed by extremely decorative red berries
Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus), white blossom from November through to April, followed by bluish - black berries
Milkflower Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster lacteus), white blossom in June - July, followed by red berries in October
Variegated Pink Weigelia (Weigelia florida 'Variegata'), abundant blossom of pink bell shaped flowers throughout summer
Other ideas for hedges:
Country Hedge 'Pierre'
Flowering Hedge 'Julie'
