Zak Parker
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
This product was recommended by Lindsey Hyland from Urban Organic Yield
The 10-40 X Box Hedging Plants in 12cm Pot Buxus Sempervirens are the best plants for hedges in the UK because they are: -Dense: These plants grow densely, providing an excellent privacy hedge. -Outdoor: These plants can be grown outdoors, making them perfect for UK landscapes. -20-40cm: These plants will grow to a height of 20-40 cm, making them the perfect size for most hedges. -12cm pot: The plants come in a 12 cm pot, making them easy to transplant and care for. These plants are the perfect choice for anyone looking for a dense, outdoor hedge that will provide privacy and beauty to their landscape.
Yew (Taxus baccata)
This product was recommended by Steven Hill from DIY Gazette
A yew hedge is the perfect way to create a formal look in your garden. These evergreen hedges are slow-growing but can reach heights of up to 20m (66ft) if left unpruned. Yew hedges are also very dense, making them ideal for privacy screening.
Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
This product was recommended by Steven Hill from DIY Gazette
Beech hedges are a popular choice for both formal and informal gardens. They are fast-growing and can reach heights of up to 15m (49ft). Beech hedges are also very dense, providing good privacy screening. The leaves are dark green and the flowers are small and yellow-green in color.
Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
This product was recommended by Steven Hill from DIY Gazette
Laurel is a fast-growing evergreen hedge which can reach heights of up to 8m (26ft). It has a dense growth habit and the leaves are dark green in color. Laurel hedges are very popular for privacy screening.
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
This product was recommended by Veronica Thompson from Everyday Power
The lilac plant produces very beautiful and scented lilac blooms, so many people really love it. They can survive well in clay soil and usually blooms in spring. Because many people love it, there have been many varieties developed. Some are even dwarf sized that can fit well and survive in tiny spaces.
Lavender ( Lavandula x heterophylla)
This product was recommended by Jessica Fields from Mudbrick Herb Cottage
Lavender is an excellent hedging plant and an essential herb for growing in an English cottage garden. Where a low hedge of no more than 1.5m high is desired, the larger variety Lavandula x heterophylla is ideal. It grows fast and spreads to around 1.5m as well.
Sea Buckthorn Mix
This product was recommended by Aaditya Bhatta from Plantscraze
An intriguing mixture of adaptable deciduous plants that are good for planting in exposed areas with low soil and is friendly to wildlife. They provide a good barrier against sound, windbreak, or pollution.
Osmanthus
This product was recommended by Aaditya Bhatta from Plantscraze
They are ideal ornamental hedges with bushy and dense branches. Osmanthus grows well in all humus-rich, well-drained, suitably wet, acidic to neutral soils and can be planted anywhere from full sun to moderate shade. Frost-tolerant but drought-sensitive. They produce white blooms in a cluster in April-May with solid fragrances.
Hebe Veronica Royal Purple
This product was recommended by Serenge Daniel from True People Search Fast
Flowers are always beautiful to have as hedge plants. This Royal Purple Violet flower is gorgeous when in full bloom. Generally, this bushy shrub grows to around two to three feet and comes with glossy, green-coloured, spear-shaped foliage. The plant blooms in summer through autumn and carries on to early winter. It is one of the most beautiful plants to line up in your garden.
Buddleia Purple Flower
This product was recommended by Serenge Daniel from True People Search Fast
Gardens are incomplete without colourful flowers adorning them. This beautiful hedge plant is ideal because the fragrant purple flowers bloom from July through September. Secondly, the gorgeous flowers attract butterflies to add to your garden’s ambience. Finally, as the flowers appear in clusters, they look beautiful in full bloom. This plant is ideal for the hedge because it does not grow more than 120 to 150cm tall.
Leylandii Hedge Plants
This product was recommended by Susan Deguara from Hi Quality Turf
When choosing the perfect hedge plant, there are many factors to consider. Height, growth rate, and aesthetic appeal are all important factors. However, one plant that expert gardeners always recommend is the Leylandii. This hardy evergreen has a rapid growth rate, making it ideal for creating a dense hedge quickly. Leylandii also has a strong root system, which helps to hold the soil in place and prevent erosion. In addition, they are relatively low-maintenance and can tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions. Leylandii is considered one of the best hedge plants available for all of these reasons.
Mountain Laurel Pink Charm
This product was recommended by Emma Loker from DIY Garden
Laurel is a classic hedging choice as it’s fast-growing, adding up to 60 cm of height per year, and has broad, leathery leaves that stick around all year round. You can optimize Laurel’s height by fertilizing it with Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi when planting or adding bone meal into the soil when your Laurels are young.
Thuja
This product was recommended by Marzena Rewers from About Leafs
Thuja has a very nice deep green that will suit most gardens. Jets are very dense, which ensures a lot of privacy. Depending on the variety, it can grow very quickly, so you don’t have to wait long for privacy. It is worth choosing varieties that do not thin out at the trunk.
Italian Cypress
This product was recommended by Rob Greene from Price of Meat
Why? A wise man once said “Go big, or go home”, and by planting Italian Cypress around your castle (for an Englishman’s house is his castle, is it not?), you can go big AND go home. These evergreen trees are suitable for just about every climate, will protect your home from all manner of snoopers and ne’er do wells, and will add a touch of glass and beauty to your property. The only drawback is that you might actually have to wait a year or three for them to reach anywhere near their full height. But you know what they say about patience, right? It’s a virtue…
Rose Bush
This product was recommended by Granger McCollough from Elite Patio Direct
For me, a hedge is all about two things, aesthetics, and security. With that in mind, my favorite plant to have in a hedge is a Rose Bush. Rose Bushes are infamous for their thorns, and anyone trying to climb over your hedge into your garden will feel the wrath of the rose, but security doesn’t have to be ugly, roses bloom beautiful flowers in reds, pinks, and whites to make your hedge look spectacular while doing its job.
Indian Hawthorn
This product was recommended by Ben Warren from Stress Reliever Club
When constructing a hedge, you need to think about protection, and because of that, the best plant for any hedge is the Hawthorn. This plant is widely used by farmers to keep intruders out of their fields to great effect and its thorny stems will do the same for your garden if need be.
Camellia Shrubs
This product was recommended by Sarah Beaumont from Indoor Home Garden
As an evergreen shrub, camellias are the perfect addition to hedges. They produce huge expanses of dark green leaves which will create a great amount of cover for your hedge, and they also have beautiful flowers that bloom early on in the year. This will give your hedge some lovely accent points! Another great thing about Camellias is that they can be left to grow fully or they can also be trimmed down (and still remain happy), which means that they are adaptable to being an indoor or outdoor plant.
Barberry Bush
This product was recommended by Dan Farrant from Hello Music Theory
Barberry is a multi-stemmed thorny shrub and has a rounded growth habit. Its branches are all covered with sharp thorns, which could give a painful welcome for the would-be thieves. These shrubs can grow up to* 5 feet tall and wide*. In the mid-spring, the leaves of this plant turn red with pretty little yellow flowers. And by the time it is fall, the leaves turn into shades of red, yellow, orange, and purple. It is extremely attractive and far more beautiful than we could imagine.
Green Paradise Conocarpus
This product was recommended by Sameed Alam from Softmany
This is a very good plant for hedging and is very fast growing. These plants are tough, durable, and evergreen. Any climate condition can support the growth of this plant. I also have some of these plants at my house and they are very beautiful. Additionally, this plant requires very little maintenance.
Rosemary Bush
This product was recommended by Jenna Moran from Whimsy and Spice
I would recommend using rosemary for hedges because it doubles up as an amazing ingredient for your kitchen! Having fresh herbs is a necessity when it comes to making amazing meals, and with this plant as a hedge, you really do get the best of both worlds when it comes to keeping your garden looking and smelling beautiful.
Photinia x fraseri ‘Louise’
This product was recommended by Alice Williams from Alice Williams, M.D.
Red tip photinia (Photinia x fraseri) is a broadleaf evergreen shrub named from the bright red color of its young leaves, which develop to a leathery dark green. At the height of its bloom season, it produces white or cream blooms that practically cover the leaves. A robust and adaptable big shrub that may be clipped into any shape or form as a hedge or screen. Plant it in wet, well-drained soil in the sun or light shade. The maximum height and spread are 13ft.
Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
This product was recommended by Brian Jones from Best in Edmonton
Chiffon Hibiscus adds color and beauty to summer gardens. They’re great for hedges, shrub borders, and specimen plants. These shrubs prefer full sun, which means at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. Pruning is best done in the late fall or early spring. Although heavy pruning is not required, Chiffon Hibiscus shrubs can withstand it. Except for extremely wet or dry soils, Chiffon Hibiscus can grow in almost any soil. Moderate humidity is preferred.
Glossy Abelia (Abelia x grandiflora)
This product was recommended by Brian Jones from Best in Edmonton
Butterflies adore the fragrant, trumpet-shaped flowers that dangle from the glossy abelia branches all summer. This flowering hedge plant grows naturally into a tall arching mound, but you can prune it to create a lower hedge in late winter to early spring. In autumn, its dark green leaves turn purplish-bronze.
Japanese Holly (Ilex crenata)
This product was recommended by Jack Williams from Handyman Reviewed
Holly is a dense, soft shrub with a round growth habit and glossy green foliage. With its small, oval leaves, Japanese holly resembles a boxwood shrub rather than a holly shrub. Most people choose hedge plants that reach 3 to 4 feet in height and have a similar spread.
Juniperus Chinensis
This product was recommended by Hannah Sanderson from Clever Canadian
Juniper combines elegance and brawn. Its blue-tinted, sage-green foliage sweeps upward to form a tall, stately evergreen that’s ideal for accent or border. It can be shaped into a variety of designs or left to grow tall and imposing on its own. Junipers are among the most adaptable evergreens, ranging from ground-hugging creepers to mounded shrubs and upright trees. Junipers are an excellent choice for a steely blue groundcover or a tall tree for a fast-growing privacy hedge. All of them respond well to pruning, making them suitable for use as hedges.
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