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Windbreak hedges are formed of evergreen shrubs and conifers, effective at cutting the wind while forming a durable structure in the garden. Depending on the region and climate, composition can vary; here are a few examples: 

Seaside (sea spray, salty winds, mild winters): Griselinia quickly form a very green hedge. Escallonia Iveyi offers abundant white summer flowering. Pittosporum tobira tolerates pruning well. All are suited to coastal climates.

Particularly windy regions: silverberry (Elaeagnus ebbingei) offers very bushy vegetation and fragrant flowers in autumn. Mock privets (Phillyrea), Mediterranean plants, tolerate wind and drought once established; Phillyrea latifolia (broad leaves) and Phillyrea angustifolia (finer leaves, more compact habit) are suitable for clipped or informal hedges.

All regions and cold climates: Taxus x media ‘Hillii’ is an interesting yew for forming a narrow, very hardy hedge, while firethorn, Pyracantha, combines evergreen foliage, nectar-rich flowering, decorative berries and thorns. Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis leylandii) can be pruned and forms a very dense evergreen hedge. 

Plant your windbreak hedge preferably in autumn, water regularly for the first two summers (the wind dries quickly), prune once or twice a year if necessary. The two main challenges in very exposed ground are dehydration (the wind dries the leaves and soil) and the loosening/tearing out of young plants before they are well rooted. It is therefore advisable to stake them.

To find out more, also read our article « 7 Trees for a Windbreak ».

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