Hedges - Better Homes and Gardens
Once a hedge was a uniform row of one kind of tree or shrub clipped regularly to maintain a precise form. But consider the informal look too. A dwarf hedge might be used for edging paths, lawns, borders or a knot or herb garden. Because of the ... [... more]
Better Homes & Gardens Australia |
Azalea Hedge Renovation
Don reworked an azalea hedge that had grown so tall it was blocking the light and obscuring the view from the house. It is very difficult to keep a hedge at exactly the same height. Even when hedges are trimmed regularly, they gradually grow ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Creeping Fig Hedge
Don showed how to create a lovely, soft visual effect in the garden with a Clayton's hedge - the hedge you have when you don't really have a hedge. An ugly masonry fence along the front of a house was completely covered by a creeping fig (Ficus ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Camellia Japonica Hedge
Camellias are wonderful plants. Most varieties have attractive, glossy green foliage, and they put on their fabulous flower display in the cooler months of the year when the rest of the garden often looks dull and bare. As well as making ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Upright Western Red Cedar Hedge
Don looked at the upright, narrow-growing form of the western red cedar. Thuja plicata 'Fastigiata' is a small tree to about 10m (30-40') tall and 2m (6') wide. It has a narrow, columnar growth habit, short branches and attractive deep green ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Evergreen Structure - Garden Express
Where would our gardens be without evergreen plants? They bring structure, colour and texture to the garden and carry our planting schemes through the non-blooming times. Good "bones" begin with good design, strong lines, a well placed hedge, [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Ryobi Hedge Trimmer
The best hedges have a good cover of foliage without gaps and bare bases. One of the factors in achieving the appearance is choosing the right plant. Small leaf plants are generally best. The humble hedge has come a long way so now you could look ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Fiskars Power Gear Hedge Shears
PowerGear® technology doubles your cutting power Lightweight, durable Nyglass® handles Sharp precision blades Non-stick coated blades Hardened steel blades Overall length: 22" [... more]
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Muehlenbeckia
Paula O'Hara planted a climber (Muehlenbeckia complexa) on an ugly, cyclone wire fence. In just 12 months the vine had almost covered the fence, and in three years she had an 'instant' hedge! The only problem is that muehlenbeckia is very ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Golden Privet Hedge
Hedges are amongst the most fashionable plants that you can put in any garden. They are practical and great for privacy. Hedges can be used for defining areas in the garden, for dividing one section from another, adding structure to the ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Easy Access Bypass Lever-Action Lopper
When Neville was a lad the hedge growing around home was the Victorian Tea Tree (Leptospermum laevigatum). Trouble is it moved from suburbia into the bush and turned feral particularly in wetlands. You can kill it stone dead by cutting the trunk ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Azalea Hedge
About 10 months ago Don reworked an azalea hedge that had grown so tall it was blocking the light and obscuring the view from the house. The pruning was done in late spring, after the main flush of flowers had finished. In order to reshape the ... [... more]
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