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- Which plants can be combined well with the cherry laurel?
- Loosen the cherry laurel hedge with other trees
- Buddleia:
- Dogwood:
- Broom:
- Pearl bush:
- Pfeifenstrauch:
- Snowball:
- weigela:
- spar:
- Combine shrubs in the garden
- A planting of the cherry laurel hedge sets visual accents
- Tips & Tricks
Which plants can be combined well with the cherry laurel?
The evergreen cherry laurel is ideal both as a specimen plant and as a hedge garden design. The woods adapts to different styles and sets attractive accents with its beautifully shaped and intensely colored foliage. Many garden plants can be combined well with the laurel cherry, so that the loose, yet harmonious overall impression of a mixed hedge arises.
Loosen the cherry laurel hedge with other trees
Colorful mixed hedges provide good visibility and wind protection, providing the best habitat for native birds and insects. The laurel cherry can be combined particularly well with the following woody plants:
Buddleia:
Flowers properly cut oversized and is often flown by butterflies.
Dogwood:
Impressed by its pretty foliage with attractive autumn color. Some species also carry enchanting catch crops that look like strawberries.
Broom:
Flowers strikingly yellow, white, pink or orange depending on the species in spring.
Pearl bush:
The Kolkwitzie blooms abundantly and draws by its beguiling fragrance insects in droves.
Pfeifenstrauch:
Flowers bright white. The scent of the pretty flowers is reminiscent of jasmine.
Snowball:
The all-year hedge beauty enchants in spring with round, white umbels from which develops the bright red berry jewelry.
weigela:
The color of the bell-shaped flowers of this unpretentious shrub varies from light pink to rich pink.
spar:
As early as April it bears panicle-like white, pink or purple flowers and serves as an early bee pasture. Depending on the species, the spider flowers several times until autumn.
Combine shrubs in the garden
Combine the laurel cherry with flowering shrubs, you should consider not only the colors bloom, but also form and tint of the leaves. Hedges, in which evergreen shrubs such as the cherry laurel alternate with deciduous shrubs, are especially beautiful. As a result, these plantations provide some privacy even in the cold season.
A planting of the cherry laurel hedge sets visual accents
In the foreground, the laurel-cherry hedge can be combined with companion plants that thrive well in the shade. This will prevent the shaded areas from becoming unsightly. A good combination are shade plants and ground cover, such as:
Tips & Tricks
So that the hedge of cherry laurel and other woody plants gives a harmonious impression, you should plant the shrubs rhythmically. Depending on the length of the hedge, limit yourself to some species that you plant alternately.