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Four Seasons Eco Wild Hedge Kit

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Collection contains 20 plants

  • 5 x Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea - Barberry
  • 5 x Amelanchier lamarckii
  • 5 x Euonymus europaeus - European Spindle
  • 5 x Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea - Stoloniferous Dogwood

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Collection of 20 bare-root plants: 4 varieties of bushy plants that are easy to grow and maintain for a natural hedgerow that will remain attractive throughout the year.
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -23°C
Soil type
Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
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Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November
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Flowering time March to August
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Collection items (20 plants)

  • Berberis thunbergii Atropurpurea - Barberry

    Price per single item: €3.50
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  • Amelanchier lamarckii

    Price per single item: €3.50
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  • Euonymus europaeus - European Spindle

    Price per single item: €4.90
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  • Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea - Stoloniferous Dogwood

    Price per single item: €5.90
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Description

Four varieties of wild bushes are easy to grow and maintain, making a natural hedge that will remain attractive throughout the year. Perfect for quickly creating a changing green screen throughout the seasons, these bushes will blend into the landscape while promoting biodiversity in the garden. A kit of 20 pot plants allows you to create approximately 20 metres of a wild hedge.

The kit consists of:

- 5x Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea': approximately 1.50 metres in height and width. Bushy and rounded habit. The branches of the bush have non-aggressive thorns. Flowering in April-May, clusters of small pale yellow bells dotted with red, followed by small spherical red fruits in September-October. Deciduous reddish-purple foliage, turning bright red in autumn. It creates a beautiful contrast with the flowers.

- 5x Amelanchier lamarckii: approximately 4 metres in height and 2 metres in width. Bronze, then dark green, and finally red deciduous foliage, covered with white flowers and producing juicy and sweet fruits. A fast-growing, hardy, open, rounded, compact, light, and graceful small tree.

- 5x Euonymus europaeus: approximately 2.50 metres in height and 2 metres in width. This modest-sized bush provides us with beautiful autumn colours. Its deciduous green leaves are adorned with striking shades of red, Indian pink, and purple before falling. It is also covered with small (toxic) fruits of bright and original colours: their pink capsules reveal bright orange berries.

- 5x Cornus stolonifera Flaviramea: approximately 2 metres in height and width. Very fast-growing. Recognisable by its bright yellow wood in winter, it will bring colour to your garden when other plants are dormant. Spring flowering in small clusters of discreet white flowers. The foliage that appears in spring is a deep green.

Plant these bushes, preferably in autumn or early spring, in full sun or partial shade, mixing them and spacing them about 1 metre apart. They are content with well-prepared garden soil, even limestone, and have been improved with leaf compost to help them establish. Once well-established, they do not require watering in summer. A hedge planted 2 metres from the property boundary should not exceed 2 metres in height.

Advice: Do not prune at the beginning of the season to fully enjoy the flowering! If possible, avoid pruning at the end of summer to enjoy the fruits and feed the garden birds in winter. Only intervene occasionally to limit the overcrowding of a bush, preferably after flowering.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 2 m
Spread at maturity 2 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured
Flowering time March to August
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour green

Botanical data

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Planting and care

Plant in sun or part-shade, in ordinary (even chalky) but well-prepared soil enriched with leaf compost that is fairly cool but well-drained. Make planting holes 30-40 cm wide in all directions, breaking up the bottom and sides with a fork or pick. Keep a planting distance of about 1 m between each plant. Easy to grow and not very demanding, these shrubs only require mulching in summer in dry climates to maintain a certain humidity level, at least for the first few summers after planting. Water them abundantly in the first few years if there is a marked drought (15-20 litres of water each time) but at intervals. You can prune the longest branches to help your shrubs branch out. Avoid severe pruning, which compromises flowering, unless a shrub is getting too large.

Planting period

Best planting time March, October
Recommended planting time February to May, September to November

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow
Type of use Hedge
Hardiness Hardy down to -23°C (USDA zone 6a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Any
Soil type Clayey (heavy), Clayey-chalky (heavy and alkaline), Silty-loamy (rich and light)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Ordinary, well-cultivated, and well-drained.

Care

Pruning instructions Avoid severe pruning that compromises flowering unless a bush becomes too large. If necessary, intervene on each individual bush after flowering.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Disease resistance Very good
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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