Garden hedges are becoming increasingly popular. They have long proven to be an effective solution for privacy. But have you ever thought that a hedge also significantly reduces noise pollution? A “green garden fence” is extremely worthwhile in many ways. Here you can find out what advantages you can benefit from and how you can best create your hedge as noise protection.
What advantages does a hedge offer as noise protection?
A hedge as noise protection offers numerous advantages: It reduces street noise, promotes well-being, is environmentally friendly, blooms in summer, is long-lasting, renewable and offers shelter for insects and birds. Make sure you have suitable plants, dense growth and good soil conditions.
Effective due to the placebo effect
It has now been proven that a hedge blocks a large proportion of street noise. Nevertheless, soundproof walls are of course much more effective. But do you want to look at a concrete wall from the kitchen window? Just through the greenery, a hedge promotes your well-being and dampens the sensation of annoying noises.
How to create the best conditions against street noise
The following aspects must be taken into account for optimal noise protection:
- suitable plants
- their growth
- the soil condition
Suitable plants
Plants with round leaves in particular keep out noise from outside. Superficially have proven themselves
- the evergreen ivy
- the wrinkled snowball
The growth
It is important that your hedge grows really densely. The noise still penetrates unhindered through gaps in the trunk area. A bit of physics is also involved: reliable noise protection is only possible if the leaves of the hedge grow perpendicular to the direction of sound influence.
The Floor
It's not just the foliage on a hedge that's crucial for keeping the noise at bay. The condition of the soil under the plants is also crucial. Open ground or concrete slabs pass on the noise, whereas an extensive ground cover acts like an additional protective shield. Just a lawn behind the hedge contributes significantly to sound insulation.
A hedge as noise protection has many advantages
According to evaluations by the building authorities of various cities, green hedges are becoming increasingly popular as property boundaries. And their popularity is well founded, because bushes and shrubs not only keep out street noise, but
- are environmentally friendly
- bloom and smell wonderful in summer
- don't go rotten
- are constantly renewable
- offer insects and birds a habitat
