Hedges are fantastic as screens, wind breaks and garden tidiers.
For those that are searching for the answer to the easy care garden and wonder how you can best do this while also creating a garden that is inviting and a place that you want to spend time in, the answer is in good edges and hedges.
Yes, the rest of the garden could be an absolute shambles with weeds galore, but if hidden behind a hedge (low or high) that is well maintained, then no one would ever know. It is all about first impressions, and drawing the eye to what looks good and not bad!
Hedges and edges can pull a garden together. "Less is more" certainly applies here. You could consider a low edge of flowering annuals such as alyssum, lobelia or pansies.
Or how about something a little higher like parsley, rainbow silverbeet or dianthus. Lambs ear, dwarf agapanthus, liriope (for the shade) and mondo grass are also good for edging.