A thuja hedge is opaque all year round in its best times. But underneath it is often marred by bare spots and overgrown weeds. In order to prevent the weeds from developing and to hide the bare spots, it is worth planting under them.
Which plants are suitable for underplanting a thuja?
Ground covers, perennials, ferns, bulbous flowers and trees that like anacidic substrateare suitable for planting under a thuja anddroughttolerate. Usage can find:
- Ivy or cranesbill
- hostas or purple bells
- Spiral Staircase Lady Fern or Spotted Fern
- Snowdrop or lily of the valley
- Clematis or Mahonia
Plant thuja with ground cover plants
In order to cover the dreary root area and save yourself the tediousweeding, it is worth planting under the tree of life with ground cover covering the entire area. However, since things are quiteshady under the Thuja, the ground cover plants shouldn't have any problems with less light. In addition, it is important for successful underplanting that the ground cover remains low, can tolerate the often dry soil at the foot of the thuja and can deal with the acidic environment. The following plants have proven successful for planting under the Thuja:
- Ivy
- Fat Man
- Storksbill
- woman's coat
- Hazelroot
Planting thuja with perennials
Small perennialsthat love to thrive inpartial shade to shade and are not impressed by the roots of the thuja are a perfect fit as underplanting. Both foliage perennials such as hostas and flowering perennials such as bluebells perform an important task: they beautify the thuja and create wonderful contrasts with their bright colors, which stand out effectively against the dark needles. Fit in well:
- Funkia
- Purple bells
- Bergenia
- fairy flowers
- Bluebells
- Aquilegia
Planting thuja with ferns
Ferns, with their usually lighter color, stand out decoratively from the tree of life and grow in such a way thatweeds have no chance. They also cope with shady location conditions. However, when planting under a thuja hedge, be sure to choose smaller ferns that do not grow higher than40 cm. These types, for example, are wonderful:
- Spiral Staircase Lady Fern
- Spotted Fern
- worm fern
- Striped fern
- Dwarf Peacock Orb Fern
Planting thuja with bulbous flowers
Onion flowers are also plants that go well with thuja. The typical early bloomersstay small, have no special demands or care needs, tolerate shade androotsonly veryflat The thuja will not feel disturbed by them and will actually liven up visually when the onion flowers present themselves with their flowers.
- Snowdrops
- Winterlings
- Lily of the valley
- Bluestars
- Harebells
- Grape Hyacinths
Planting thuja with trees
You can plant aClematisunder a thuja hedge that is not completely shaded but in thesun. This will climb up the thuja and place its flowers over the needlework. However, if the Thuja has been grown into a tree, it can also be planted with other smaller trees.
- Clematis
- Mahony
- Yew
- Privet
- Barberry
- Azaleas
Tip
Drought under the thuja – water the underplanting
It is not uncommon for a thuja hedge to be dry because it grows so densely that rain is drained away to the outside. The underplanting could suffer and die. Therefore, remember to water the plants below the Thuja regularly!
