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hedges are perfect for blocking out unattractive views, or to
add privacy. While any plant will work as a hedge, the choice
for privacy hedges is much more limited. A plant used for a
privacy hedge should have dense foliage, and grow to at lease
six feet tall. Privacy hedges can also be formal or unpruned. |
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common type of privacy hedge is the common purple lilac. This
privacy hedge will reach a height of eight to ten feet and
have an equal mature spread. The attractive flowers will grow
in clusters and have one of the most powerful fragrances emitted
by a plant. This privacy hedge is very popular because it
thrives in areas that have a good deal of winter frost. The
lilac is hardy in zones three through seven.
A second
popular privacy hedge is the Siberian peashrub. This privacy
hedge is well adapted to exposed, cold, dry and other sites
that are typically difficult to grow. This deciduous privacy
hedge will reach a mature height of ten to fifteen feet and
a mature spread of eight to twelve feet. One of the hardiest
of privacy hedges, they will grow well in zones two through
seven.
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hedges can be worked into any garden or landscape. Fences
and other manmade barriers are very unattractive and will
often need to be replaced before a privacy hedge would. Privacy
hedges, once established, are easy to maintain and make a
better windbreak than fences do. A privacy hedge, when properly
cared for, will provide years of protection from prying eyes.
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