Instead of these ugly, dark cedar “fences” that are popular in Canada, homeowners could as well plant colorful blooming shrubs that are attractive throughout the seasons - even to bees. While cedars are not only costly to purchase and plant, they require constant trimming throughout their lives. Often the hedge trimmers trample through flower beds and do not always remove down-fallen clippings so it needs additional raking and pick-up.
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Fall is Planting Time
On the other hand, shrubs like Weigelia, Rosa Glauca, Kerria Japonica, Quince, Berberis Rose Glow, Hydrangeas, or Philadelphus only need a little bit of trimming every other year - an easy task for garden owners. No ladder is necessary! However, no matter which shrubs you choose as a hedge, they all need to be watered when there is a lack of rain - even cedar hedges suffer in dry spells.
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My Favoured BLOOMING SHRUBS around the property:
Quince - follows soon after with pink/salmon-color blooms
https://www.monrovia.com/be-inspired/flowering-quince-for-early-spring-blooms.html
Dwarf Pink Bloomerang Lilac - much longer blooming than average Lilac
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/syringa/bloomerang-dwarf-pink-reblooming-lilac-syringa-x
Rosa Glauca - loves shade, rare for a rose, and has blue-green leaves
https://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/1348
Kerria Japonica - brightens shade spots with its abundance of yellow blooms
https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/japanese-kerria/
Philadelphus - blooms white in summer and has a pleasant fragrance
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/philadelphus-avalanche-mock-orange
The Best Fence You Could Imagine ...
Berberis Rose Glow - shows only tiny, insignificant blooms, but the beautiful maroon leaves are colorful almost all year round. It also creates a kind of “wall” due to its many thorns. No one would even try to brush through ...
http://search.millcreeknursery.ca/11050005/Plant/628/Rose_Glow__Barberry/
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/berberis/sunjoy-neo-barberry-berberis-thunbergii
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/berberis-thunbergii-atropurpurea-rose-glow
Weigela Spilled Wine
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/weigela/spilled-wine-weigela-florida
Kerria Japonica
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/japanese-kerria/growing-japanese-kerria.htm
Philadelphus
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/philadelphus/illuminati-arch-mockorange-philadelphus-coronarius
Quince
https://homeguides.sfgate.com/growing-conditions-flowering-quince-bush-58384.html
Dwarf Pink Bloomerang Lilac
https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/syringa/bloomerang-dwarf-pink-reblooming-lilac-syringa-x
Better enclose your yard with flowering hedges instead of fences to add color, texture, and even fragrance to your garden space.
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See also:
https://garden-dream.blogspot.com/2018/05/3-great-shrubs-instead-of-fence.html
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