Love Your Plot: Gardens Inspired by Nature by Harry Rich & David Rich

Author:Harry Rich & David Rich [Rich, Harry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781473539877
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2017-05-18T04:00:00+00:00

SPACING

An integral part of a windbreak is that the trees and shrubs act together as a unit. Planting the trees and shrubs too closely together can cause their effectiveness to decline due to competition for light and moisture. A common issue with overly close spacing is the loss of foliage due to shading. Without all their leaves the trees’ effectiveness as a windbreak declines.

Space between trees in rows (m) Space between rows (m)

Dense shrubs 1–2 8–10

Medium trees 3–6 4–7

Tall trees 4–7 7–9

PLANT SELECTION

An important consideration when designing your windbreak is to maximise the diversity of species. This not only provides great habitats for wildlife but reduces the risk of insect, disease or environmental problems.

SALT-TOLERANT TREES + SHRUBS FOR WINDBREAKS

HIGH

Austrian pine

Pinus nigra

Holm oak

Quercus ilex

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

Turkey oak

Quercus cerris

Monterey pine

Pinus radiata

Maritime pine

Pinus pinaster

Common alder

Alnus glutinosa

MEDIUM

Red tamarisk

Tamarix ramosissima

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

Bay tree

Laurus nobilis

Ebbinge’s silverberry

Elaeagnus × ebbingei

Daisy bush

Olearia × haastii

Golden elder

Sambucus nigra

Common hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

LOW

Firethorn

Pyracantha

Shrubby hare’s ear

Bupleurum fruticosum

Wilson’s honeysuckle

Lonicera nitida

Eglantine

Rosa rubiginosa

Mugo pine

Pinus mugo escallonia

LESS TOLERANT + SALT-INTOLERANT TREES + SHRUBS FOR WINDBREAKS

DECIDUOUS TREES

Field maple

Acer campestre

Norway maple

Acer platanoides

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

Italian alder

Alnus cordata

Hornbeam

Carpinus betulus

Ash

Fraxinus excelsior

White poplar

Populus alba ‘Pyramidalis’

Balsam poplar

Populus balsamifera

White willow

Salix alba

Whitebeam

Sorbus aria

Mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Small-leaved lime

Tilia cordata

EVERGREEN TREES

Incense cedar

Calocedrus decurrens

Rocky mountain juniper

Juniperus scopulorum

Norway spruce

Picea abies

Western red cedar

Thuja plicata

LARGE/MEDIUM DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Hazel

Corylus avellana

Lilac

Syringa vulgaris

Common dogwood

Cornus sanguinea

LARGE/MEDIUM EVERGREEN SHRUBS

Ebbinges silverberry

Elaeagnus × ebbingei

Juniper

Juniperus communis

Firethorn

Pyracantha

Yew

Taxus baccata

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