GARDEN HEDGE



When planning a garden hedge take into account the following factors before choosing plants.
  • required height of hedge
  • maintenance requirements for garden hedges
  • fast growing hedges or slower growing hedges
  • do you require a flowering hedge?
  • formal clipped hedge or informal
  • Foliage color.

Fast Growing Garden Hedge Plants



One of the fastest growing hedge plants is Cupressocyparis leylandii available in both green or golden forms.

Prunus laurocerasus or 'english laurel', another fast growing hedge that is really very tough.

Photinia a range of cultivars here, with its red tips on new growth photonia is another fast growing garden hedge. Look for the popular Photinia x fraseri. Or maybe try Photinia glabra the 'Japanese Photinia'.


Low Growing Garden Hedge Plants



Without doubt the most popular low growing garden hedge would be Buxus. Buxus sempervirens is the common or european box, and Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa is probably the lowest growing of them all.

Lavendar.
Lavandula angustifolia or 'english lavendar is another tough low growing hedge with the added benefit of fragrant flowers. Easy to maintain shape and height.

Rosemary
An interesting alternative to Lavendar, with aromatic foliage rosemary can work well as a low hedge in the vegetable garden.

Flowering Garden Hedge Plants



The newest addition would be Magnolia Grandiflora 'Teddy Bear'. A tight growing evergreen magnolia that will reach 3m. Nice rounded foliage and larger flowers than 'Little Gem'

Camellias, they make great flowering hedges, easy to prune if a little slow to get going. But worth the wait for a winter flowering hedge.

Forsythia x intermedia (Golden Bell) fairly fast growing and great yellow flowers in late winter - spring.

Pyracantha coccinea grown more for the colorful berries than the small white flowers, makes an interesting garden hedge.