Top 10 Most Beautiful and Easy-to-Care-for Hedge Plants

Living close to nature enhances comfort. Recently, people have been seeking ways to build structures that provide the most pleasant experience. To bring a fresh atmosphere, many have turned to using bamboo hedge plants to surround their homes.

Bamboo brings a rustic, simple beauty, creating a serene and tranquil space. The trimmed leaves of bamboo plants grown along a fence create a sturdy green wall. Moreover, these plants are easy to grow and maintain, and they tolerate drought well.

Depending on the style of the house, you can choose a suitable type of green fence. For residential homes, homeowners often choose tall bamboo fences with an average height of 1 meter or more. For gardens or resorts, homeowners typically opt for shorter fences, around 0.7 meters or less.

Bay Laurel Tree belongs to the Lauraceae family, scientifically known as Laurus nobilis L., originating from the Mediterranean region in Eastern Europe. Nowadays, the bay laurel tree is found in many places around the world, including the Southern region of Vietnam, serving as a decorative plant.

Many people plant bay laurel trees with the hope that it will bring success in their careers, wealth, and prosperity to the household. Besides, the tree is believed to ward off negative energy, evil spirits, and misfortune, bringing luck to the family. The fragrant scent of the bay laurel tree helps relax and relieve stress for family members. Planting bay laurel trees indoors is also a way to pray for peace, prosperity, and success for future generations.

The bay laurel tree has a straight, light yellow trunk, ranging from 2 to 6 meters tall, belonging to the Laurel family and originating from Asian countries. Its leaves are long, elliptical, and alternate along the trunk. Bay laurel flowers are white with a slight yellowish hue, fragrant, blooming year-round from leaf axils. The fruit is green with small spots when young and gradually turns reddish-orange when ripe. Besides its health benefits, the bay laurel tree is suitable for ornamental landscaping in gardens or as bonsai decorations for desks, workstations, and fences. The blossoms of the bay laurel tree emit a pleasant fragrance, captivating many people.

Acanthus plant, also known as bear's breeches, bear's foot, …, scientifically named Acanthaceae, belongs to the Acanthus Integrifolius family. This plant is from the Acanthaceae family, originating in Asia and has been present in Vietnam for a long time, often seen in fence construction and urban landscape decoration. Acanthus plants grow in bushy form, robust, and develop quickly, representing resilience and strength even in harsh environments. The green leaves of the acanthus plant symbolize youthfulness, vitality, and optimism for the future.

Acanthus plants grow vigorously and abundantly. Hence, they represent vigorous life and forward-looking aspirations. Acanthus plants belong to the Wood element, as they maintain their original green color, always emitting positive energy and vitality. Therefore, the plant is suitable for those born under the Wood element, such as the years of Ren Zi (1942, 2002), Ji Hai (1959, 2019), Mau Thin (1988, 1928), Quy Mui (1943, 2003), Nham Ty (1972, 2032), Ky Ty (1989, 1929), Canh Dan (1950, 2010), Quy Suu (1973, 2033), Tan Mao (1951, 2011), Canh Than (1980, 2040), Mau Tuat (1958, 2018), Tan Dau (1981, 2041).

Acanthus plants thrive in various environments, prefer sunlight, suitable for outdoor planting, and have good drought resistance and moderate cold tolerance. If you want the plant to bloom, pay attention to care and pruning to prevent pests and diseases. For a long time, acanthus plants have been grown in rows, as shrubs along paths, fences, or on roadsides, around villas, or in park flower beds. Especially, acanthus plants are always neatly trimmed, in straight rows, combining with the green color of the leaves to create many beautiful, clean, and green scenes.

Silver plant, also known as golden pothos (scientific name Codiaeum Variegatum). They belong to the Acanthaceae family and originate from India. Shortly after, the coverage of silver plants spread to many countries. In our country today, this plant has been grown in all three regions: North, Central, and South.

Silver plants are small woody plants, 1 - 1.5m tall, branching at the base, with straight and stiff stems when mature. The leaves are elliptical or pointed at the top, 10 - 12cm long, growing alternately. The leaves are predominantly green and yellow, intermingled on the surface. The plant prefers light and is suitable for planting in cool, humid climates, mainly propagated by seeds.

With its dominant yellow color, silver plants bring a lively and vibrant atmosphere. Silver plants are often displayed indoors with the belief of bringing wealth (yellow color) and life (green color). Silver plants are suitable for those with a Metal element as they symbolize wealth. With their beautiful and striking colors, silver plants are widely planted in parks, school courtyards, gardens... as borders or backgrounds in flower pots for other plants.

Paper Flower Plant is a type of flower with a simple beauty. Additionally, it's also known as paper flower or kite flower (scientific name Bougainvillea spectabilis, English name Bougainvillea, Paper Flower), belonging to the Nyctaginaceae plant family. The name of this flower species is based on its outward appearance, which is delicate yet resilient due to its good drought tolerance, producing flowers all year round. Moreover, the petals of this flower resemble soft, delicate sheets of paper.

According to many studies, paper flowers originated from Brazil (South America) and later spread to other countries, especially those with tropical climates (easily adaptable plants), and bred into many different varieties (Thai paper flowers, American paper flowers, etc.). Because Vietnam is also in a tropical climate zone, it is very easy to grow and is grown in many places across the country for landscaping, providing shade (as a trellis for climbing plants),... very suitable for planting in gardens, making fences.

The characteristic shape of the paper flower plant, as analyzed above, is a climbing plant with many branches, so it looks very lush. Therefore, in feng shui, this plant symbolizes abundance, shelter, and complete happiness. The paper flower plant has flowers in many bright colors, symbolizing luck, wealth, and prosperity for the family. In addition, according to folk beliefs, paper flowers have the effect of warding off evil spirits and preventing bad luck. Paper flower plants embody simple beauty, purity, and strong vitality in harsh conditions, so in the language of plants, they symbolize simple, enduring, and sincere love.

Chinese Arborvitae is a coniferous plant belonging to the Cupressaceae family, with the scientific name Platycladus orientalis. This species was first scientifically described in 1949 by L. Franco. Chinese Arborvitae originates from India and was later introduced to countries in Southeast Asia and some other countries such as Russia, China, ...

Chinese Arborvitae is commonly planted as a beautiful and easy-to-care-for hedge. This tree is also known as oriental arborvitae, Chinese thuja, biota, tree of life, thuja, Chinese tree of life, ... It is a large shrubby woody plant, with average ornamental plants reaching about 30 - 40 cm in height. Ornamental trees can reach heights of 2 - 3 m, while wild trees can grow up to 6 to 8m. The trunk of the tree is covered with a layer of brownish-gray bark and divided into many branches and twigs. The leaves of the Chinese Arborvitae are needle-shaped, bright green, and densely grow around the trunk, making them very attractive. Both the leaves and the wood of the Chinese Arborvitae contain a fairly fragrant essential oil. This species rarely flowers when used as an ornamental plant. In nature, the tree will flower when conditions are favorable. The flowers of the Chinese Arborvitae are cone-shaped, elongated up to about 2.5 cm, and can be green or gray in color.

Chinese Arborvitae has a beautiful shape, bringing luck. They are often planted as ornamental plants, bonsai trees, used to decorate interiors or exteriors. In addition, this species is also grown as a hedge or planted along both sides of the road to provide shade.

Hibiscus Plant (also known as rose mallow) is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Hibiscus genus of the Mallow or Malvaceae family. Hibiscus is a popular flowering ornamental plant. There are currently 2 popular and widely used varieties of hibiscus: Thai hibiscus and local hibiscus. The plant has large flowers, deep red in color but with little fragrance. There are many different varieties of hibiscus flowers, with colors ranging from red, yellow, pink, orange, to white,...

Hibiscus is originally a long-lived flowering border plant. If we know how to care for it, the flowers can bloom all year round with the freshest and most colorful colors. Especially in the summer, the colors of the flowers will be even more vibrant. We also don't need to spend too much time caring for this hibiscus. Just watering adequately and trimming the branches and leaves neatly will give us a stunning hibiscus flower hedge.

Hibiscus plants prefer sunlight, moisture, have strong regenerative ability, and can be propagated by cutting or grafting. This is one of the beautiful hedge plants, easy to care for, often grown in home gardens or parks, public areas.

Angel's Trumpet Tree scientifically known as Allamanda cathartica, originates from tropical rainforests in Brazil. Angel's trumpet, also known as golden trumpet, princess vine, is often found adorning fences with its yellow flowers, adding a touch of elegance to any corner. The flowers typically cluster together, peeking out behind the foliage, creating a beautiful display of shimmering yellow under the sun.

Angel's trumpet is a flower symbolizing love, sincerity, and happiness in relationships. While not extravagantly luxurious, it is a fitting choice for gentlemen to gift their beloved. Eternal and genuine love surpasses all superficiality and extravagance. Therefore, angel's trumpet often carries the profound message of radiance and utmost importance to the recipient. This flower is often chosen for special occasions between loving couples, such as Valentine's Day, or other days dedicated to the fairer sex. As a climbing plant, angel's trumpet is often grown to form hedges. The vines climb up walls to embellish the surrounding walls. Alternatively, they can be potted to decorate the front of the house.

Another noteworthy option is the dragon bone plant. The dragon bone plant is also a popular choice for planting as a fence to deter theft. Dragon bone plants come in various types, often with many sharp spines that are ideal for making fences. In addition to its use as a fence, dragon bone plants have many other functions such as: medicinal purposes, air purification, and culinary use…

This is one of the succulent plants with good water retention and growth potential. Dragon bone plants can grow into large bushes. When these bushes are connected, they form a very strong dragon bone plant fence.

Dragon bone plants are drought-resistant. Therefore, people often use them to make fences for their homes. Especially, if the dragon bone plant fence blooms, it will be very colorful and dazzling. It brings the most beautiful and unique appearance to your home. The cultivation of dragon bone plants is relatively easy. Homeowners should remember to prune the branches to promote good growth and form the best fence line. It is advisable to build a sturdy fence with cement or wood, and then plant additional rows of plants to enhance the effectiveness.