If your house is near other or a noisy street, you can it takes much needed privacy. While building a fence or a wall is a way to get it, another is to build a wall using shrubs that obstruct the view. Such walls can be done by anyone if attention to the selection of shrubs and spacing necessary for planting is provided. Generally, it takes one or two years to obtain a dense hedge, but apart from the pruning shrubs require very little care.
You will need
- A hose
- Chalk Spray
- A shovel
- Shrubbery
- Water
- Secateurs
Instructions
- Wait until fall to plant the shrubs. According to the Extension of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, this gives the plants more likely to succeed in rapidly establishing its growth root and gives them stability due to the mild temperatures of this time and good moisture levels associated with this station. If you cannot plant shrubs in autumn, you can do it in spring to take advantage of a longer growing season.
- Find out about the types of brushes you want to use on the wall. Perennial varieties are best because they keep the foliage all year. Good perennial choices are yours, junipers, spruces, and yews the rododendrons. If you prefer to have a single summer wall, choose a deciduous variety as privet, Cephalanthus occidentalis, dogwood, elderberry or forsythia.
- Mark on the ground the line where the wall will be using a hose to decide the location. In general, you should place the bushes at a distance of 3 to 4 feet (0.9 to 1.2 m) of roads and trails.
- Walk with hose and spray using chalk, mark an X on the ground every 6-8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m) for perennials and every 2 to 3 feet (0.6 to 0, 9 m) for deciduous shrubs. This is a below average, so look for the distances for the species you have chosen and the values increased or decreased as required.
- Place containers on the bushes every make and dig a hole in each X that has the same size as the container.
- Turn each container and gently tap the bottom with one hand to loosen the root ball. Remove the plant from the container and gently separate the roots using your fingers.
- Place the root ball into the hole, making sure the top are flush with the soil surface. Fill the hole with soil and tamp the surface to affirm the soil around the roots.
- Water the soil around the entire thickness of the wall of bushes until damp to a similar depth of the holes. This ensures that the water reaches the deepest roots.
- If planted shrubs in autumn, awaiting the arrival of spring to begin forming the hedge cutting new growth that occurs at the top and sides of plants, using pruning shears. If planted shrubs in spring, wait until you see new growth, which may take one to two months to appear. New growth is lighter in color than the old stems are flexible.