Hedging

Name

Acer campestre

Field maple. Makes excellent rustic hedge. Very hardy, fantastic autumn colour. Leaves turn clear

Yellow sometimes flushed with red.

Alnus cordata

Italian alder. This tree makes an fantastic hedge its shining green leaves look a picture of health

through the growing season. Good low maintenance hedge. Loses its leaves in autumn.

Amelanchier lamarckii

Snowy mespilus. Will make a fantastic informal white flowering shrub followed by incredible fiery red

autumn colour.

Berberis 'darwinii'

Evergreen hedge thorny leaves. This hedge gives a fantastic display  of yellow-orange flowers.

This is a reliable hardy hedge.

Berberis thunbergii

Green leaves turning red in autumn. Its autumn colour will not go unnoticed. It also bears red berries

This is a deciduous shrub.

Berberis thunbergii 'atropupureum'

Purple leaves. Similar to the green one but purple leaves has red berries also. Loses it leaves in

autumn.

Buddleja varities

These are some of the most fantastic flowering shrubs available in a wide range of colours. Make a fantastic

display of colour attracts butterflies and other wildlife.

Buxus sempervirens

Classic low hedging. This small leaf evergreen is ideal for maintaining at low heights.

Carpinus betulus

Hornbeam. Very similar to beech, however in many way it is actually better. It tolerates more damp

Then beech will. Holds it leaves the same as beech over the winter months.

Convolvulus cneorum

Becoming more and more popular as a low growing flowering shrub. This will not tolerate wet sites.

Very good in sea side areas

Cornus alba 'flaverimea'

Yellow barked dogwood. This is an excellent shrub requires very little maintenance. Green leaves and

White flowers, the bright yellow bark gives a great display over the winter months.

Cornus alba 'sibirica'

This is the red barked dogwood. Similar to the above-mentioned but the bark is red rather then yellow.

Both of the dogwoods make great informal hedges.

Corylus avellana

Common hazel. Will make great informal hedge in the bigger garden.

Cotoneaster franchetii

Semi-evergreen hedge bears orange-red berries. Its leaves are green-grey, very hardy and easy to

maintain.

Crataegus monogyna

Common whitethorn. This one of the versatile plants. When established it can survive drying or damp.

It survives equally well in rural or industrial areas.

Elaeagnus x 'ebbingei'

Excellent hedge for exposed site. Green-grey leaves. It is an evergreen excellent in coastal areas

It is becoming more and more popular.

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'limelight'

Variegated form of the above mentioned. Leave is yellow in the centre with green margins.

Escallonia 'apple blossom'

Small leaved escallonia. This evergreen has pink and white flowers

Escallonia 'iveyi'

Large green leaf. This evergreen boosts white flowers from mid-summer through to late autumn.

Escallonia rubra 'ingramii'

Small leaved evergreen shrub. Excellent maritime variety pink flowers. Easy to maintain.

Escallonia rubra var. 'macrantha'

Large leaved escallonia. Pink flowers, this possibly the best hedging available. It has pink flowers and

it is extremely versatile.

Euonymus europaeus

Spindle tree. Native hedgerow tree, has an abundance of scarlet capsules. Fantastic autumn colour.

Fagus slyvatica

Common beech. A fantastic hedge for the well-drained site. Green leaves throughout the growing

season. Followed by rustic brown leaves for the winter months.

Fagus slyvatica 'purpurea'

This is purple or copper beech. Is slow growing but its deep purple foliage has made an extremely

popular hedge.

Fuchsia 'riccartonii'

Great hedging plant. This shrub is deciduous it has red barked stems when young with green leaves.

Throughout the summer months it has bell like flowers.

Griselinia littoralis

Large densely leaved evergreen shrub. Excellent hedging subject. Leaves are apple green.

Griselinia littoralis 'variegata'

Variegated form of the above-mentioned, edges of the leaf is cream with the usual apple green centre.

Hypericum hidcote

Excellent hardy versatile low hedge. This shrub gives an incredible display of bright yellow flowers

throughout the summer months and into the autumn.

Ilex varities

Holly's. Evergreen shrubs, which bear berries sometimes around the festive season. Many varities

available. All hollies tend to be slow growing.

Lavandula 'munstead'

Lavender. Become more and popular as a low informal hedge. Its distinctive scent and blue flowers

naturally makes it a popular shrub. It will not tolerate wet.

Ligustrum ovalifolium

Privet. One of the most common plants available. Was once a very popular hedging plant. But lately it

has been replaced by different evergreen plants.

Ligustrum ovalifolium 'aureum'

Golden privet. Variegated form of the above mentioned. This plant has yellow-golden margins with green

centres.

X Cupressocyparis 'leylandii'

Green leylandii. Super fast growing evergreen hedge or screening.

X Cupressocyparis 'Castlewellan gold'

Golden leylandii. Slightly slower growing then the green leylandii. However in many ways it is a better plant,

it requires less pruning and staking and keeps a more upright habit.

Olearia macrodonta

Sea holly. Excellent seaside plant. Its jagged grey leaves makes this evergreen give the appearance

of a holly. Has daisy like flowers in the summer.

Olearia trasversii

Similar in many ways to the above mentioned. However this one has smooth oval leaves.

Photinia x frassii 'red robin'

One of the most exciting hedging plants available. This plant has a large green leaf. But it is best known

for its bright scarlet new growth. It will not tolerate wind or damp.

Prunus laurocerasus

Common laurel. A fantastic hedging specimen. Noted for its large green leaf. This evergreen is one of the few

plants, which will tolerate shade.

Prunus lusitanica

Portugal laurel. This evergreen has a longish narrow leaf with red stems.

Rosa rugosa

Wild rose. Makes a super informal hedge. This plant is one the best and most consistent flowers. Available

in white, red and purple. This bears red rose hips in the autumn.

Ulex europaeus 'flora pleno'

Double flowering gorse. Spiky green stems.

Viburnum tinus

This shrub bears white and pink flowers from autumn through to early spring. It is an evergreen. After

flowering it bears black berries. Perhaps under used as a hedging plant.