If you want to quickly make your garden, balcony or terrace opaque, an evergreen bamboo hedge is the right choice. Compared to other hedge plants, bamboo not only offers visibility, wind or noise protection, but also a variety of additional advantages.
How do I plant a bamboo hedge correctly?
To plant a bamboo hedge, first select the appropriate variety and location. Make sure the soil is well-drained and rich in humus and plant the bamboos at the recommended distances. The ideal planting time is spring, but summer and autumn plantings are also possible.
Soft colors and the swaying of the individual bamboo stalks in the wind chime make the living fence a green oasis. Many animal species also benefit from the dense, lively wall of leaves. Birds like to use this thicket to hide their nests in the jungle of leaves. In order to enjoy the fresh greenery in winter, it is recommended to plant these hardy bamboo varieties as a hedge. They are also suitable for cooler and higher regions.
- Fargesia
- Pseudosasa
- Phyllostachys
Optimally plan and plant a bamboo hedge as a living fence
Should the bamboo hedge be created as a privacy screen, windbreak or noise protection? The intended use and the individual taste of the garden owner play an important role in the choice of variety. Before planting a bamboo hedge, the following criteria should be considered.
- Choice of varieties
- Location
- Planting spacing
- Height growth
The fact is: the better you plan your bamboo hedge, the more joy it will give you in the long term.
Best location and best planting time for a bamboo hedge
The general rule is: The place should be protected against north and east winds. Otherwise, there is the right type of bamboo variety for every location where they grow and thrive optimally. A water-permeable and humus-rich soil is particularly important. Bamboos prefer loose, sandy-loamy to humus-rich soils with a crumbly structure.
Most important question when determining the planting distances for the bamboo hedge: How quickly should the opacity be achieved? Plant size, growth and the time it takes to become opaque are crucial. The following values apply as the thumb size for the planting distance.
- Plants under one meter maximum 70 cm
- Plants from 40 to 70 cm high approx. 25 cm to 30 cm
- Plants over two meters require a meter of space
With these spacings, the bamboo plants develop into an opaque bamboo hedge after the third growing season at the latest.
Bamboo can be planted from early spring to late autumn. Advantage of spring planting: The bamboo has a complete growing season to get used to. That's why spring is considered the ideal planting time. Summer planting requires an adequate supply of water to the young plants. Planting later in the fall requires appropriate winter protection to protect the freshly planted bamboos from extreme cold.
Tips & Tricks
For an instant opaque privacy screen, simply plant two plants per meter with a height of two meters as a bamboo hedge.