PLANT YOUR NATURAL HEDGE

Advice, costs, maintenance... Everything to get the hedge of your dreams! Flowery or gourmand, the hedge structures the space and embellishes it, protects from the wind, provides shelter and food for small local fauna... It is a crucial element for maintaining biodiversity in the garden, provided that it is ecological! Because you have to choose species adapted to your geo-climatic situation, to your soil, know in which conditions to plant it, how to maintain it, limit its development or on the contrary, give it a boost, repair it, replace it... Small or large, in the countryside as in the city, hedges of currants, elderberries, hazelnuts, lilacs, laburnum... will welcome small mammals, insects and passerines. They will provide wood to make stakes, poles and dead leaves that will be used for mulching, not to mention berries that will allow you to prepare delicious recipes... Everything is good in the hedge! IN SUMMARY Examples of ecological and decorative hedges A 100% ornamental hedge! Mini-hedge for mini-garden - Good neighbor hedge - Country hedge, city hedge - The charm of the hornbeam - Maxi-hedges at low prices - Hedges for animals The hedge in practice A hedge designed for your garden: Where to plant it: what is the objective? - On one line or on two lines? - To be seen or not: the importance of height - How to choose your plants? - Combine several species to combine the advantages - Native species to favor, but not only! - The spacing between plants - From drawing... to reality! Purchasing plants: Bare roots or in a pot? - Know how to be patient: choose young plants - Choose local nurseries - Take cuttings from your shrubsSetting up: in which season to plant? - Special care for bare-root plants - Trenches or individual holes? - Soil preparation: deep work - Planting - Watering: why not drip irrigation?Grass control and water requirements management: "Clean" soil before planting: make your life easier! - Mulch, mulch, there will always be something left!Pruning: training, maintenance and rejuvenation:How a tree grows - Pruning adapted to each age! - Pruning tools - Training pruning: get off to a good start - Maintenance pruning: the question of thickness - Rejuvenation pruning: a faceliftPlants at the foot of the hedge: Choosing plants - Planting timeRepairsUpgrading"It's decided, I'm pulling out my thuja hedge"The hedge at the service of the garden and natureStop the wind! :A well-designed hedge - A choice of speciesA hedge that serves as a pantry and refugeBirds on all floors - Small mammals on the move - Curious batsTrees that are attractive to beneficial insectsA choice of speciesThank you for the beesA choice of speciesThe gardener's resource hedgeThe gourmet hedge:First harvests - Autumn berries - Winter fruits - Hedge berries and their many uses in the kitchen - Some recipesMake a tip from any wood:Poles, oars and stakes - Hoops for your tunnel - A woven fence - A bit of basketworkThe resource hedge made from dead leaves, mulch, BRF, etc.:Small branches, multiple uses - Dead leaves: from mulch to potting soilWhich trees and shrubs should you choose?Our choice of trees and shrubs for an ecological hedgeOur choice of ornamental plants