Hedgerow Garden
Hedgerows typically define property boundaries and are the solution to difficult mowing or maintenance locations. Left alone, weedy and non-native plants such as multi-flora rose, Tartarian honeysuckle, and Russian olive invade those sites and become long-term nuisances.
Hedgerow remediation is important for several reasons. Chief among them is that hedgerows act as natural conduits for birds, mammals, and amphibians to safely move from one area to another. Hedgerows provide an important buffer zone for streams and ridges, helping to prevent soil erosion. Hedgerows also provide food and nesting locations.
Hedgerow remediation involves replacement of undesirable shrubs and grasses with native, high-wildlife-value fruit-bearing specimens such as Pin Cherry, Gray Dogwood, Nannyberry, Pricklyash, Eastern Red Cedar, Swamp Rose, Pawpaw, and American Holly.
Start creating a Hedgerow by planting a strip of new trees and shrubs.
Recommended Plants
| Herbaceous | Shrubs | Trees |
| Ageratina altissima | Calicarpa americana | Amelanchier laevis |
| Anemone canadensis | Ceanothus americanus | Cercis canadensis |
| Anemone virginiana | Cornus racemosa | Euonymus atropurpureus |
| Aruncus dioicus | Sambucus nigra | Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
| Asclepias incarnata | Symphoricarp. orbiculatus | Ilex opaca |
| Asplenium platyneuron | Viburnum lentago | Prunus pennsylvanica |
| Camassia scilloides | Zanthoxylum americanum | |
| Caulophyllum thalictroides | ||
| Clematis virginiana | ||
| Dichanthelium acuminatum | ||
| Elymus hystrix | ||
| Eupatoriadelphus maculatus | ||
| Eurybia divaricata | ||
| Geranium maculatum | ||
| Geranium maculatum ‘Red’ | ||
| Gillenia stipulata | ||
| Helianthus divaricatus | ||
| Maianthemum racemosum | ||
| Oligoneuron rigidum | ||
| Penstemon hirsutus | ||
| Phlox paniculata | ||
| Polygonatum commutatum | ||
| Pycnanthemum tenuifolium | ||
| Solidago caesia | ||
| Sorghastrum nutans | ||
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | ||
| Triosteum aurantiacum | ||
| Waldsteinia fragarioides |
