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48 Best Plants for Hedging | Beautiful Hedge Plants

Hedge Plants help you create privacy in your outdoor space from neighbors. Here are the Best Plants for Hedging you must try!

We have compiled a list of the Best Plants for Hedging that could grow into beautiful hedges without you having to put in too much effort!

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Best Plants for Hedging

1. Mexican Orange

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Botanical Name: Choisya ternata

USDA Zone: 7-9

This plant makes for a great informal hedge with pretty white blooms that also have a sweet scent during spring and summer.

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Botanical Name: Buxus

USDA Zone: 6-8

Grow Boxwood that has the potential to tolerate frequent shaping and shearing into different geometric shapes and forms. You can even leave it unpruned for its natural shape.

3. Glossy Abelia

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Botanical Name: Abelia x grandiflora

USDA Zone: 6-9

This hedge plant naturally forms an arching mound. The dark green-colored leaves change colors during the fall and turn into purple-bronze.

4. Redclaws

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Botanical Name: Escallonia rubra var. macrantha

USDA Zone: 8-9

This shiny evergreen shrub has a tendency to grow up quickly and make for an informal hedge. This hedge plant bears rosy crimson-colored flowers from June to early autumn.

5. Flowering Quince

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Botanical Name: Chaenomeles

USDA Zone: 4-8

You can add much charm to your spring garden or landscape with this hedge plant with blooms in shades of pink, scarlet, or white.

Fun Fact: This deciduous shrub consists of sharp-edged spines that keep many animals away.

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6. Japanese Spindle

Botanical Name: Euonymus japonicus

USDA Zone: 6-11

This is another hedge plant that grows quite fast with glossy dark green-colored leaves. It cannot tolerate dry weather or drought-like conditions but can handle any kind of soil.

7. Golden Ticket Privet

Botanical Name: Ligustrum x vicaryi

USDA Zones: 5-8

The shiny foliage with cheerful yellow-colored flowers in spring and white-colored bloom in summer make for another great hedge plant.

8. Golden False Cypress

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Botanical Name: Chamaecyparis pisifera

USDA Zones: 4-8

Dwarf varieties can make for good hedge plants with their golden foliage. You can preferably go for Gold Mop, Sungold, Filifera Aurea, and Sungold.

9. Oleander

Botanical Name: Nerium oleander

USDA Zones: 8-10

You can always trust an Oleander to be the show stopper with its fragrant flowers in vibrant shades of pink, peach, red, or white from summer to fall.

10. Common Holly

Botanical Name: Ilex aquifolium

USDA Zones: 5-9

Holly could be difficult to establish, but gardeners often would say how this plant is worth preserving. This plant can thrive in extremely polluted areas and winds.

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11. Yellow Asian Firethorn

Botanical Name: Pyracantha

USDA Zones: 7-10

This hedge plant is prickly and can be so helpful in deterring animals from entering your landscape or garden. It is also another fast grower and looks great with white flowers.

12. Spirea

Botanical Name: Spiraea

USDA Zones: 3-8

With pink or white flowers and glossy foliage, Spirea makes for another great hedge plant to make for a privacy screen. It has been a favorite of gardeners for many decades now.

Learn about growing and planting Spirea here

13. Holly Oak

Botanical Name: Quercus ilex

USDA Zones: 7-10

Evergreen Oak or Holm can make for another excellent choice of the dense screen that is even tall. It is another fast grower and can grow well in well-drained soil.

14. Korean Lilac

Botanical Name: Syringa

USDA Zones: 3-7

This deciduous shrub is always covered with flowers in the purple shade in May. Prune right after there are blooms to make sure it makes for a great floral display again next year.

15. Camellia

Botanical Name: Camellia japonica

USDA Zones: 7-10

These flowering beauties can be used to make a formal or informal hedge. Prune the plant at a low or high level, depending upon your preference and needs.

16. Hydrangea

Botanical Name: Hydrangea macrophylla

USDA Zones: 3-8

Hydrangea can make for an excellent choice for a hedge plant with its different shape, size, bloom time, and color. They are great for the best show of flowers in summer.

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17. Myrtifolia

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Botanical Name: Prunus lusitanica ‘Myrtifolia’

USDA Zones: 7-10

This species can form a bright hedge display mainly because of its glossy, small leaves in dark green color. It can grow well in dry soil and heat.

18. Common Hawthorn

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Botanical Name: Crataegus monogyna

USDA Zones: 4-7

As the name indicates, Common Hawthorn is one of the best hedge plants. It is another fast grower with white flowers that bloom in May, followed by red berries.

19. Ebbing’s Silverberry

Botanical Name: Elaeagnus x ebbingei

USDA Zones: 7-10

This plant is another fast-grower and could be handy in windy places. It also prefers all kinds of soil except shallow chalk ones and is great for pleaching.

20. Hedge Germander

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Botanical Name: Teucrium x lucidrys

USDA Zones: 7-9

This is an evergreen shrub that makes for another attractive hedge plant. Its pink flowers look striking against a lush dark, glossy green foliage.

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21. Japanese Holly

Botanical Name: Ilex crenata

USDA Zones: 5-6

This hedge plant could be difficult to establish and even has a growing habit of going branched or upright. But the effort will be worth it as it looks quite good.

22. Beach Rose

Botanical Name: Rosa rugosa

USDA Zones: 2-8

This is a tough shrub that bears sweet-smelling flowers starting from June to August. It can make for an informal or formal deciduous hedge plant.

23. European Hornbeam

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Botanical Name: Carpinus betulus

USDA Zones: 4-8

Another easy-to-grow and fast-growing specimen that can make for a formal hedge plant. It can tolerate sunlight, exposed areas, shade, and most kinds of soil.

24. Green Olive tree

Botanical Name: Phillyrea latifolia

USDA Zones: 7-9

The Green olive tree can be used as a great hedge plant with lush dark green leaves in a round shape. It is quite hardy and can even grow very well in containers.

25. European Beech

Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica

USDA Zones: 4-7

This is another excellent choice for a formal hedge plant as it features leaves in shades of russet when planted as hedges.

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26. Cherry Laurel

Botanical Name: Prunus laurocerasus

USDA Zones: 6-8

Cherry Laurel is another fast-grower with a habit of spreading wide. With big green leaves, it prefers full sunlight and can tolerate drought-like situations.

27. Lavender

Botanical Name: Lavandula

USDA Zones: 5-9

Many cultivars of Lavandula can make for colorful, great hedge plants with fragrant flowers. This plant loves full sunlight and requires regular pruning.

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28. Juneberry

Botanical Name: Amelanchier lamarckii

USDA Zones: 4-10

Juneberry is an attractive flowering tree that blossoms in spring with lush foliage that turns from a coppery-red shade in spring to green and then finally into fiery red during the fall.

29. Hedge Maple

Botanical Name: Acer campestre

USDA Zones: 5-8

This maple plant with flowers is quite a trend amongst hedges and is another rapid grower. It can make a dramatic impact on your garden.

30. American Arborvitae

Botanical Name: Thuja occidentalis

USDA Zones: 3-8

This cultivar is popular for providing dense privacy. It is a common hedge plant due to its compact growth and upright, soft-textured foliage.

31. Sweet Mock Orange

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Botanical Name: Philadelphus coronarius

USDA Zones: 4-8

Sweet Mock Orange is also referred to as English Dogwood. With beautiful white flowers and dark green foliage, it can fill any space with a sweet fragrance in summer.

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32. Canadian Hemlock

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Botanical Name: Tsuga canadensis

USDA Zones: 3-7

These trees prefer shade and can also thrive well in full sunlight. Grow them in rows for a great privacy screen, thanks to their dense growth.

33. Mountain Laurel

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Botanical Name: Kalmia latifolia

USDA Zones: 4-9

Mountain Laurel is another evergreen broadleaf that makes for excellent hedges. The shrub also fills your garden with pink blooms from spring to summer.

34. Lilac

Botanical Name: Syringa vulgaris

USDA Zones: 3-7

This bush can be one of your best choices for the fragrance. Plant several Lilac plants in a line to make a hedge that will be full of blooms in no time!

35. Azaleas

Botanical Name: Rhododendron

USDA Zones: 5-9

As with privets, azaleas can be evergreen or deciduous, but their flowers are far superior to those that come in pink, orange, white, red, and yellow hues.

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36. Barberry Bush

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Botanical Name: Berberis thunbergii

USDA Zones: 4-8

If you are looking for a hedge plant for security, you can pick Barberry Bushes because of its sharp thorns. With bright red berries in winter, the bushes can even look gorgeous in winter.

37. Rose of Sharon

Botanical Name: Hibiscus syriacus

USDA Zones: 5-9

It is another common hedge plant that is valuable to many gardeners for its late-summer blooms. It continues to be colorful and alive even after most flowering plants have stopped blooming for the year.

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38. Yew Bush

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Botanical Name: Taxus

USDA Zones: 4-8

These needle-bearing evergreens are popular because of their tolerance towards the shade. They can also grow tall enough to act as privacy screens.

39. Forsythia

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Botanical Name: Forsythia

USDA Zones: 6-8

You can choose this hedge plant for its flowers are one of the first to bloom in spring. It is low maintenance and doesn’t even require much pruning.

40. Privet

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Botanical Name: Ligustrum

USDA Zones: 4-7

Privet hedges can be a spectacular addition to your garden. They grow without any fuss as they are quite invasive in nature.

41. Copper Leaf Plant

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Botanical Name: Acalypha wilkesiana

USDA Zones: 10-11

This semi-evergreen plant produces green, pink, yellow, copper, cream, and orange leaves in oval or heart shape. It is also popular as Jacob’s coat.

42. Golden Dewdrops

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Botanical Name: Duranta erecta

USDA Zones: 10-11

With striking evergreen foliage, some varieties also feature variegated or gold leaves. In spring and summer, you can also find them in white, violet, or light blue blossom clusters.

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43. Hummingbird Bush

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Botanical Name: Hamelia patens

USDA Zones: 9-11

A deciduous shrub that reaches a height of 2 feet and spreads up to 3 feet wide, Hummingbird Bush looks stunning with bright tubular flowers on velvety gray-green foliage.

44. Red Tip Photinia

Botanical Name: Photinia × fraseri

USDA Zones: 7-9

Red Tip Photinia is an evergreen ornamental shrub that is noted for its attractive red and green foliage. The plant blooms with tiny white flowers.

45. Brazilian Spinach

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Botanical Name: Alternanthera

USDA Zones: 10-12

A low-lying perennial that also serves as a nutritious leafy vegetable. It is consumed as a salad green or main course vegetable in many places.

46. Weeping Fig

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Botanical Name: Ficus benjamina

USDA Zones: 10-12

The glossy pointed leaves on the arching branches make for a statement houseplant. The plant is also considered lucky as per the Feng Shui traditions.

Learn about Growing Weeping Fig here

47. Herbst’s Bloodleaf

Botanical Name: Iresine herbstii

USDA Zones: 10-11

This ornamental hedge plant displays red leaves variegated with white and green markings and looks stunning on garden borders.

48. Lantana

Botanical Name: Lantana

USDA Zones: 7a-11b

Lantanas are popular as ground covers, and the colorful floral clusters add an extraordinary charm to the yard. The flowers bloom in pink, orange, red, yellow, and purple.

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Which Hedge? | Hedging Plants Explained

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We sell many different types of hedging plants

If you are not sure which type of hedge to choose or the plant names just don’t mean anything to you, then the guide below will help you choose which hedging plants are best for your garden.

Most of the hedging plants we sell are fast growing and evergreen (meaning they keep their leaves all year round) although we do also sell native hedging plants that lose their leaves in winter.

To find out more about a specific hedging plant, please click the link below:

Leylandii (Green)
Laurel Hedging
Portugal Laurel
Leylandii Castlewellan Gold
Thuja Plicata
Thuja Emerald
Griselinia Littoralis
Photinia ‘Red Robin’

Beech
Native Hedging Plants
Hornbeam
Viburnum Tinus
Box Hedging
Pyracantha
Holly – Ilex

Leylandii (Green)

Other Common Names: Leyland Cypress, Leylandi, Conifer Hedging

Botanical Latin Names: x Cupressocyparis leylandii, x Cuprocyparis leylandii, Cupressus x leylandii

Speed of growth: up to 1 metre (3ft) per year

Hardiness: Hardy down to -25 to 30°C

Leylandii trees will grow very tall (over 30m or 100ft) if left untrimmed but like a Beech tree/hedge can be kept trimmed to heights as low as 1m (3ft) tall. Keeping it trimmed regularly will also mean the foliage stays dense down to ground level. If a hedge is allowed to grow too tall, especially where there is competition for nutrients and water from hedging plants planted together, it will often shed the lower leaves/needles. It is also much easier to trim a hedge that is kept to a reasonable height.

Laurel Hedging
Other common names: Cherry Laurel, Common Laurel, English Laurel
Botanical Names: Prunus laurocerasus, Prunus laurocerasus ‘Rotundifolia’, Prunus laurocerasus ‘Novita’, Prunus laurocerasus ‘Caucasica’
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: up to 60cm (2ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -20°C

Portugal Laurel – Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia
Other common names: Portuguese Laurel
Botanical Name: Prunus lusitanica, Prunus lusitanica ‘Angustifolia’, Prunus lusitanica ‘Myrtifolia’
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 50cm (20in) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -20°C
Portugal Laurel has a dark green leaf that is much smaller than the leaf of Cherry Laurel. It is medium-fast growing although not quite as quick growing as Cherry Laurel. The stems of Portugal Laurel are red when young and this contrasts well with the dark green leaves. We mainly sell the smaller leaved form of Portugal Laurel hedging plants that looks very similar to Bay Laurel but is much hardier (will take much lower temperatures) than Bay Laurel. It forms an excellent evergreen garden hedge and can be kept to any shape or size. It is easy to maintain and keep it looking neat and tidy but it will regenerate from old wood if it does become overgrown.

Thuja Plicata – Western Red Cedar
Common Name: Western Red Cedar, Pacific Red Cedar, Western Arborvitae
Speed of growth under ideal conditions:
Thuja plicata up to 75cm (2’6”) per year
Thuja Brabant grows up to 60-75cm (2’-2’6″) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25°C
Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar) and Thuja ‘Brabant’ are fast-growing conifers that create an evergreen hedge. Thuja are extremely hardy and will tolerate strong winds. They grow in most soils (except for water-logged soils). Thuja plicata and especially Thuja Brabant tend to be a bit bushier than Leylandii in the pot or as a rootballed hedging plant (one dug straight from the ground) but they are slightly slower growing than Leylandii so are generally cost a little bit more for the equivalent height plant. Leylandii and Thuja will form a very similar, dense hedge although Thuja will sometimes shoot back from old wood. Thuja have aromatic, fruity foliage when brushed against. Keep them trimmed once a year to the height and width you need and they will form a fantastic field or garden hedge.

Griselinia Littoralis
Botanical Name: Griselinia littoralis
Common Names: None
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 50cm (20in) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -13°C in sites sheltered from cold winds.

Leylandii Castlewellan Gold & Excalibur Gold
Common Names: Golden Leylandii, Golden Leyland Cypress, Golden Leylandi
Botanical Names: x Cupressocyparis leylandii ‘Castlewellan Gold’, x Cuprocyparis leylandii ‘Castlewellan’ or ‘Excalibur’
Speed of growth under ideal conditions:
Castlewellan Gold up to 75cm (2’6”) per year
Excalibur Gold up to 60cm (2’) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25°C
Leylandii Castlewellan Gold is the most popular form of Golden Leylandii Hedging. It is fast growing so will form a hedge quickly. If it is trimmed every year, it will create a dense evergreen garden hedge that is bright yellowish-gold in the spring and summer. The golden colour turns a more lime-green in autumn and it can turn a bronze colour in a cold winter. As with the green leylandii, we recommend trimming the sides of a Castlewellan hedge once a year and the tops twice a year. Castlewellan Gold Leylandii is slightly slower growing than the Green Leylandii for this reason it is usually slightly more expensive than Green Leylandii for the equivalent height plant. It will grow in any soil except for water-logged soil.

Hornbeam – Carpinus betulus
Common Names: Hornbeam, Common Hornbeam, European Hornbeam, Horn Beech, Horse Beech
Botanical Name: Carpinus betulus
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 30-60cm (1-2ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25 to -30°C

Beech – Fagus sylvatica
Common Names: Common Beech, Green Beech, European Beech
Botanical Name: Fagus sylvatica
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 30-60cm (1’-2’) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25°C

Native Hedging Plants
Native hedging plants include Beech, Hornbeam, Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Hazel, Field Maple, Dogwood, Spindle and Guelder Rose. Native hedging can be planted as small bare-root ‘whips’ during the winter months. These are usually single stem seedlings that are around 60-80cm (2-3ft) tall and are available in our Garden Centre from mid November until March. Alternatively, we have container-grown plants available throughout the year or our instant hedging troughs provide a more immediate screen.
Beech and Hornbeam hedging plants are normally planted on their own as a single species often around gardens whereas mixed native, field-hedging is normally a mixture of different species including Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Field Maple, Hazel, Dogwood, Spindle and Guelder Rose.
Most native hedging plants are deciduous (i.e. they lose their leaves in winter) with the exception of Holly (Ilex).
We grow a limited selection of larger sizes of container-grown Beech and Hornbeam hedging plants that can be planted at any time of year and we are expanding the range so watch this space.

Photinia ‘Red Robin’
Common Name: Red Robin
Botanical Name: Photinia x fraseri ‘Red Robin’
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 60cm (2ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -15°C

Thuja Emerald
Botanical Names: Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’, Thuja Emeraud
Common Name: Emerald Cedar, A form of Eastern or American Arborvitae
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 30cm (1ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25°C
Thuja Emerald is one of the best hedging plants if you do not want to trim the sides of your hedge. It keeps its neat cone-shape so you never need to trim the sides. Even if it is allowed to grow to its full height of 5-6m (15-18ft) tall, it is not very wide so is not over-bearing. If you want to stop it getting to its full height, then just trim the top once a year. Because Thuja Emerald does not bush out very much, it needs to be planted at closer than Leylandii or Laurel. We would recommend planting 50-75cm apart depending on how quickly you want the screen and how tall you are going to let the plants grow.

Box Hedging
Common Names: Box, Common Box, Boxwood, Buxus, European Box
Botanical Name: Buxus sempervirens
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: up to 20cm (8in) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -25°C

Viburnum Tinus
Common name: Laurustinus
Botanical Name: Viburnum tinus
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 30 to 40cm (12 to 16in) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -15°C
Viburnum tinus is an evergreen hedging plant that forms a beautiful garden hedge with masses of pink white flowers from early winter until late spring. It is has a medium growth rate and so is slower growing than most of the other hedging plants we sell but if you are willing to wait, it will form a magnificent hedge. As it is slower growing, it is difficult to find and expensive to buy it in sizes of over 1 metre (3ft) tall. Will regenerate from old wood if it becomes overgrown.

Holly – Ilex
Common Names: English Holly, Common Holly
Botanical Name: Ilex aquifolium, Ilex aquifolium ‘Alaska’
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: 30cm (1ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -20°C

Pyracantha
Common Names: Firethorn
Botanical Names: Pyracantha
Speed of growth under ideal conditions: up to 60cm (2ft) per year
Hardiness: Hardy down to -15 to 20°C

Top 15 best hedge plants

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We present to your attention a selection of the best plants in our opinion for creating a living fence on your site.

1. Thuja. Evergreen tree or shrub. In the conditions of the middle lane, it can reach a height of 3 m. It is widely used to create hedges. The optimal planting distance is 80-100 cm. It can be planted in two rows in a checkerboard pattern. In a temperate climate, among the various forms of thuja, the thuja western “Smaragd” and “Emerald” feel best. Among other plants used to create hedges, thuja has its advantages and disadvantages

Advantages:

Endurance. Not demanding on lighting, frost and heat resistant, feels good in urban environments.

Tolerates shearing well. Thuja is distinguished by strong branching, forms a dense fence, takes any shape.

Possesses volatile properties.

Drawbacks:

disadvantages of arborvitae include its burnout in the bright sun, while the needles lose their decorative effect and become brown. nine0007

2. Juniper. Common, Cossack, virgin, scaly, and Chinese junipers are used to create hedges. All of them have their own characteristics, but their main advantages are the same:

Creates a fairly tight enclosure.

Drought resistant.

Not picky about the soil.

The needles do not crumble. nine0040

Of the shortcomings of juniper, one can single out its need for good lighting. Otherwise, the bushes become loose and lose their decorative effect. Like all conifers, juniper has a rather slow growth, although this is a minus or plus for a hedge - a moot point.

3. Berry yew. Evergreen coniferous plant. Great for creating a living fence and for good reason:

Excellent shear tolerance.

Forms shoots even on old wood.

Long-lived and slow growing.

Hardy.

Drought resistant.

Produces bright red decorative fruits.

The yew has one drawback - all its parts are poisonous.

4. Lawson Cypress is one of the most beautiful coniferous plants.

Benefits:

Forms a dense dense conical crown.

Very decorative bluish-green needles.

Undemanding to soil fertility.

Quite resistant to diseases and pests.

Disadvantages: prefers well-lit areas (goes bald in the shade), requires regular watering and spraying. nine0007

5. Derain white. Fast-growing deciduous shrub up to 3 m high. Very beautiful, retains its decorative effect even in winter, thanks to bright red shoots. Blossoms twice a season, in the fall, along with young flowers, rounded white berries appear. The shrub has many virtues , among which:

Decorative throughout the year.

In autumn, the foliage turns a variety of hues.

It lends itself well to a haircut, able to take various forms.

Not picky about conditions.

Heat and winter hardy.

Adapted to urban conditions.

Fast growing.

Does not need additional feeding.

Perhaps the only feature of turf that can be called its disadvantage is the need for regular cutting. If this condition is not observed, the bush is exposed in the lower part, it looks sloppy. nine0007

6. Califolia vesicle. Spectacular shrub with spreading drooping branches and large ornamental leaves. It reaches a height of 3 m. With proper care, a vesicle hedge will become a real highlight of your garden.

Benefits:

Varieties of different colors allow interesting combinations. nine0040
Undemanding to the soil.

Drought resistant.

Very unpretentious in care.

Even a novice gardener can handle pruning.

Grows quickly to form a solid wall.

Heat and frost resistant.

Not affected by diseases and pests.

has no defects.

7. Coronal mock orange

A beautifully flowering fragrant shrub up to 3 m high. It is frost-resistant and unpretentious, excellent for the conditions of the middle zone. In addition to the already listed advantages of mock orange, the following should be noted:

Bright green foliage.

Relatively small shrub width.

The ability to quickly recover even after heavy pruning.

The plant has no significant shortcomings, it should only be noted that well-lit places should be chosen for planting mock orange, and the soil should not be compacted and waterlogged. nine0007

8. Spirea. A very ornamental shrub with beautiful abundant flowers. A spirea hedge can reach a height of 1.5 m. The plant has many advantages, including:

Lush, elegant blooms.

Handles shearing well.

Able to take various forms.

By combining varieties with different flowering times, you can create a continuously flowering hedge. nine0040
A wide range of varieties with different colors of inflorescences.

Undemanding to soils

To maintain a neat appearance of the shrub, it is recommended to trim the faded inflorescences.

9. Thunberg barberry. Great for hedges because it:

Unpretentious and adapts easily to various conditions.

Very decorative, changes its appearance throughout the season: bright green bushes in summer turn into a noble red color in autumn, the bush is covered with small red berries. nine0040
Able to create a dense enclosure.

Good for cutting.

The plant has its own disadvantages . For example, the presence of long sharp spines complicates the care of the shrub. With a lack of sunlight, the decorative effect of the leaves is lost. The plant propagates easily and appears where its growth is undesirable.

10. Privet. Fast-growing shade-tolerant shrub up to 2-2.5 m high. The plant deserves special attention for the following reasons:

Grows well, creating an impenetrable wall.

Perfectly gives in to a hairstyle, taking any form.

Undemanding to growing conditions.

Winter hardy.

Does not require watering.

Not damaged by diseases and pests.

The only drawback of privet is poisonous fruits. Do not choose this plant if you have children.
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11. Cotoneaster brilliant. Densely leafy deciduous shrub up to 0.5 to 1.5 meters high. Undoubted Benefits of Cotoneaster:

Decorative throughout the season.

Resistance to adverse conditions (drought, frost, waterlogging).

Not picky about soils.

Feels good in urban environments. nine0040
Possesses volatile properties.

It lends itself well to a haircut, taking any shape.

The fruits are not poisonous.

Cotoneaster branches are fairly fast growing so regular pruning is essential to maintain the shape and attractiveness of the shrub.

12. Blood red hawthorn. Unpretentious deciduous shrub, characterized by high longevity. The undoubted advantages of the plant are:

Resistance to adverse conditions (drought, frost, shading).

Undemanding to soils.

High shoot forming ability.

Handles shearing and shaping well.

Creates a dense, impenetrable fence over time.

Easily propagated by cuttings.

Irregular shearing of hawthorn can expose the underside of the bush.
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13. Lilac. Very ornamental flowering shrub. To create a hedge, the use of undemanding, frost-resistant, drought-resistant varieties, such as Meyer's, Amur and Hungarian lilacs, is recommended. The advantage of lilac over other shrubs is as follows:

Feels good in urban environments.
nine0039 Drought tolerant.
Not damaged by diseases and pests.

Good for cutting.

Winter-hardy, but can freeze slightly in severe winters.

disadvantages of lilac include the need for annual cutting of root shoots; a short flowering period, after which the decorativeness of the plant is significantly reduced.

nine0002 14. Shrub cinquefoil. A very decorative compact shrub that blooms from early summer to autumn. The main advantages of the plant:

Unpretentiousness.

Winter hardiness.

Ability to grow in urban environments.

Good for cutting.

Long flowering.

A variety of varieties with different colors.

Every 4-5 years the plant needs a rejuvenating pruning. Requires watering during dry periods. nine0007

15. Hydrangea. Incredibly beautiful shrub with large leaves and very lush flowering. Paniculata and tree varieties are great for creating hedges. Hydrangea Benefits:

Long flowering period.

Variety of colors.

Large leaves and lush inflorescences.

Suitable for slightly shaded areas. nine0040
Grows well in acidic soils.

At the same time, hydrangea is rather capricious, requires frequent watering, needs shelter for the winter, and is demanding on the composition of the soil. The plant needs pruning, since flowering occurs only on the shoots of the current year.

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Plants on the site can serve not only as a decorative component, but also are able to perform certain functions. Cover unsightly outbuildings, strengthen the soil or divide the territory, for example. Today we will talk about deciduous shrubs that are suitable for forming hedges. A country house hedge is a densely planted chain of plants for decoration and division of space into certain zones, to replace the traditional fence, and protect the territory from prying eyes or even protect the garden from wild animals. nine0007

Regardless of the purpose of the hedge, it is a very beautiful ornament that can transform any landscape.

Hedge Benefits:

As we said above, a hedge is able to divide the site into certain zones. So, for example, with its help, you can separate the central areas from the adjacent area. Or a vegetable garden area from an orchard. nine0007

A living wall can easily replace the fence we are used to. If you decide to delimit the territory with a non-traditional stationary fence, densely planted crops will hide your garden from prying eyes with ease.

If your site is already fenced, but the fence is unattractive, or maybe just old, then hedges will also come to the rescue, which will create a picturesque background. nine0007

The same rule applies inside the garden. By planting a dense hedge along the buildings, you can hide unattractive walls and give the overall landscape neatness.

By choosing deciduous crops with thorns (for example, from hawthorn) for the construction of a living wall, you can not only decorate the garden, but also protect it from uninvited guests - wild animals.

nine0002 Dense growth of deciduous shrubs planted in a row will perfectly protect the site from the scorching sun, strong drafts

If recreation areas are distributed on your site, a hedge can make these corners not only cozy, but also add coolness and shade on especially hot days. A great place to hide from the hustle and bustle while reading your favorite book!

Of course, planted plants make the garden more presentable, add colors to it and make the air much cleaner. nine0007

If you choose lush flowering plants for hedges, they will become excellent honey plants and will attract beneficial insects to your garden.

Strengthening the soil. So that water erosion does not harm the soil cover, it is necessary to think about strengthening it. A sod slope is one of the mandatory elements in the case of a predominance of a non-uniform relief. Dense plantings of shrubs will come to the rescue in such a situation. nine0007

Having analyzed the main functions of a hedge, let's proceed to the selection of plants. Since our goal is a thick, as if revived wall, performing the tasks of zoning, protecting and hiding the garden from prying eyes, the plants must be selected at a certain height: from one and a half meters. The second criterion for choosing seedlings is that they should be fast-growing shrubs for hedges, so that in a couple of years they will create a dense, lush barrier. nine0007
Conditionally hedges are usually divided into 2 types: homogeneous and mixed. The former are created from one type of plant (a bright and dense living wall of barberry, for example), and in mixed ones several species alternate (for example, thuja, hydrangea, thuja, hydrangea, and so on).

Popular deciduous shrubs for uniform hedges:

Vesicle

A very interesting shrub that looks impressive in ordinary plantings. It is valued for its decorative leaves with carved edges, juicy color, unpretentious care and good ability to tolerate haircuts. Depending on the variety, can be created as a single color hedge, for example using a variety with red foliage "Diabolo" (Diablo), and diversify the wall with a golden representative - the bubble "Dart`s Gold" (Darts Gold). A juicy, bright hedge year after year will enchant with its decorative effect with minimal labor to care for it. nine0007
Deren

Bright, attractive and shade-tolerant woody shrub - soren. All kinds of leaf colors will allow you to easily find a variety that is attractive to you: green with a white border, dark red, golden and others. Deren perfectly tolerates any vagaries of nature, grows quickly and has a dense, dense crown. Depending on the tasks, you can create a hedge in a free-growing form, or give the turf any shape - it safely tolerates shaping haircuts. nine0717

Cotoneaster

Asking the question: “What to make a hedge from?”, Turn your attention to the cotoneaster. Spectacular representative of deciduous shrubs, changing its foliage during the season. In summer it is juicy green, and by autumn it acquires crimson hues. By the end of summer, colorful black fruits will decorate the hedge. The cotoneaster is distinguished by its unpretentiousness to growing conditions, tolerates pruning perfectly, pleases for many years with its neat, dense crown. Great option for a living wall! nine0717

Grefsheim gray spirea

Charming flowering spirea that will not leave anyone indifferent. Thin sprawling shoots, rounded openwork crown, incredibly abundant flowering, juicy green foliage. By planting a spirea in a hedge, you will effortlessly create a dense, very beautiful wall, which every year will delight, covered with snow-white flowers and exuding a magnificent aroma. Spirea is not only very beautiful, but does not require additional attention at all: it is frost-resistant, puts up with light shading, does not require frequent watering and is good for haircuts. nine0007
Hawthorn

As we said above, hawthorn is very often used specifically to protect the site from unwanted wild animals. Its spines and crown create a dense veil from strangers. And due to the average density, the hawthorn lets in enough air so that the area is sufficiently ventilated. Depending on the species and variety, hawthorn can grow up to 6 meters in height, but some representatives do not grow more than 3. Since the hawthorn has a beautiful rounded crown, it will decorate your garden even without additional haircuts. nine0007
Hydrangea

When choosing which shrub to make a hedge, take into account the magnificent hydrangea. She is able to become not only a first-class tapeworm in your garden, but also in a hedge will enchant everyone around. Dense foliage carved along the edge, neat beautiful crown and, of course, large conspicuous inflorescences densely covering each seedling. A living wall of hydrangea throughout the season will delight you with its decorative effect: in spring and autumn with juicy greenery, and in summer with incomparable flowering and aroma. nine0007
Snowberry

Another great option for creating dense, interesting hedges is the snowberry, familiar from childhood. A dense deciduous shrub with unusual bluish-green foliage and unique fruits - white or pink balls densely covering each shoot, which children so love to "slap" their feet. It is characterized by high frost resistance, unpretentiousness to the composition of the soil, watering and does not require much care.

Barberry

A favorite and often used by landscape designers to create hedges is the barberry. Its juicy neat leaves (depending on the variety and season, almost all the colors of the rainbow) form an openwork dense crown and bring color even to the most monotonous landscape. Excellent frost resistance and tolerability of haircuts make it possible to grow it in any garden. Thanks to the variety of species and varieties, every gardener will be able to choose any type of hedge: noble red, bright green, multi-colored with a frame, even and neat from shrubs with upright branches or lush thanks to spreading shoots. A variety of flowering, no less attractive fruits and foliage with a changeable color contribute to the fact that the barberry changes its appearance during the season without losing its decorative effect. nine0007
Mock orange

The mock orange looks picturesque in a hedge (many used to call it jasmine). Juicy green leaves, sprawling attractive shape, thin graceful shoots, simple or double snow-white inflorescences and, of course, an incomparable aroma. A hedge in a dacha made of mock orange is not only a unique decoration, but also a planting that is completely unpretentious in care, capable of delighting you and your neighbors for many years. nine0007
Irga

If you want to plant in your garden not only an attractive, but also useful plant in its own way, then you should stop your attention on the irga. Thanks to unusual leaves that are able to change the color of foliage from month to month (from silver-green to various crimson hues), a hedge of shadberry will be attractive at any time, adding variety to the landscape. It is beautiful in an ordinary planting and, in addition, every year pleases its owners with delicious fruits. And in the spring, the irga is covered with snow-white inflorescences, shading the juicy foliage. Suitable for planting in partial shade. nine0007
When choosing plants for a hedge, pay attention to the size of the crown of shrubs in adulthood: many of the above plants, depending on the type and variety, can create both medium (from 1.5 meters) and high walls (4-5 meters). The main thing is to choose what your garden needs and will meet the tasks.

Mixed hedges on site

Recently, mixed hedges, formed from various hardwood or coniferous species, have gained immense popularity. Such heterogeneous walls look quite impressive and, at least, unusual: they allow you to experiment with shape, color and texture, bringing zest to the landscape. nine0007

Creating a mixed hedge is not difficult: you simply plant different types of plants in a certain order. So, for example, a living wall made of arborvitae, alternating in equal intervals with colorful turf, looks impressive. Or in an equal step blooming hydrangea with dark barberry.

Or by choosing shrubs with interesting foliage: alternate a plain dark barberry with a bright bordered turf. One of the main rules when creating mixed hedges is not to overdo it with color. Be sure to choose both monophonic species and varieties of plants, as well as bright ones, interesting for their flowering, foliage color or shrub shape. So, for example, standard forms look very interesting framed by the classical crown of neighboring plants. nine0717

The choice of plants in mixed hedges should be based on your preferences. From the above plants, you can easily build unique living walls. You can also see the types and design options for hedges in our article. "Undemanding Hedge Plants".

No matter what kind of hedge becomes the decoration of your garden, it will easily ennoble its appearance by adding elements of logic and completeness. You can buy shrubs for hedges right now on our website or come to the garden center and personally choose the types and varieties of plants from our variety on the marketplace.
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