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By: Ines Alms
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Spreading or dense shrub growth is an enrichment for animals and prevents the view of curious neighbors. A few unusual specimens.
Some garden owners love having a clear view of what's going on in their neighborhood. However, many prefer some seclusion and the peace and quiet behind their own bushes or hedges. Others want to beautify the ugly view of trash cans or a garage wall. Spring is a good opportunity to plant new shrubs. Even if you place just a few of the trees well, you can quickly form a natural privacy screen thanks to their strong growth or dense growth. These five plants are ideal for a “secret” garden:
1. Medlar (Photinia)
You can't ignore the red-leaved loquat (Photinia fraseri). © blickwinkel/Imago
The medlar, especially the red medlar, is famous for its striking, colored leaf shoots in spring - white, bee-friendly flower spikes appear from May onwards. Depending on the species, it can reach heights of over ten meters if you let it. There are evergreen species that provide leaf protection all year round. However, the plants are somewhat sensitive to frost and should not be planted in very cold regions.
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2. Bloodcurrant (Ribes sanguineum)
The ornamental currant will not produce any edible fruits, but from April to May it presents its striking purple-red flowers to bees, bumblebees and the human eye. The hardy shrub grows upright and bushy and gains up to 40 centimeters per year.
3. Juniper (Juniperus)
With a little distance you could mistake the common juniper for a thuja. The evergreen coniferous shrub also offers year-round privacy - but is far more valuable for the local nature. In the right location, you have a shrub for life with the juniper: it can live for several hundred years, the juniper is easy to care for and is not susceptible to diseases or pests. The best thing: If you plant a
Juniperus communis
, you can harvest edible berries from the end of September (many other species are poisonous).
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4. Firethorn (Pyracantha)
Admittedly, the firethorn is a bit prickly. But otherwise its advantages cannot be overlooked: the shrub is evergreen, fast-growing and hardy. In spring and early summer it bears countless white, fragrant flowers alongside its green leaves, and from late summer onwards orange-red berries. This makes it an ideal refuge and source of food for wild animals such as insects and birds all year round.
5. Golden privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum')
The golden privet has many of the advantages of its relative, the common privet, but is a special evergreen eye-catcher with its green-yellow variegated leaves - but it needs a sunny location, otherwise the leaves will turn green. The shrub grows up to 60 centimeters per year.