Hedging
Hg JUNIPER SKYROCKET Juniperis Scopulorum Skyrocket
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Chalky Soil |
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A striking architectural evergreen conifer popular as a focal point or feature in gardens. The bluish grey green foliage is most attractive. Prefers well drained soil including chalk.
Hg LARCH, Japanese Larch Larix kaempferi
| Av Growth/yr: 3ft | Hedges: | Max height: 100ft | Trim In: |
Full Sun |
Windy/Exposed |
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Often used in reforestation larch is a deciduous conifer with sea green foliage transforming to an amazing golden yellow in autumn alongside the oval shaped cones. Mature specimens are more impressive with their elegant weeping habit.
Hg LAUREL COMMON, Cherry Laurel Prunus laurocerasus rotundifolia
| Av Growth/yr: 1ft | Hedges: 4ft upwards | Max height: 25ft | Trim In: spring or autumn |
Dense Shade |
Evergreen |
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A superb choice of evergreen tree or shrub that makes a dense hedge giving privacy and protection from noise. If left untrimmed will produce fragrant white flowers followed by red fruits that turn to black. Shade tolerant.
Hg LAUREL DWARF Prunus Laurocerasus Otto Luyken
| Av Growth/yr: 6 inches | Hedges: | Max height: 3ft | Trim In: spring or autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Dense Shade |
Wet Sites |
Evergreen |
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An excellent low growing evergreen shrub with compact growth. White flowers in spring that often appear again in autumn. Shade tolerant growint up to 3ft.
Hg LAUREL PORTUGAL Prunus lusitanica
| Av Growth/yr: 6-12 inches | Hedges: 3ft upwards | Max height: 70ft | Trim In: spring or autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Chalky Soil |
Dense Shade |
Wet Sites |
Scented |
Evergreen |
An easy to grow very attractive evergreen small tree or shrub. The dark leaves display the scented white flowers in June and dark red fruits beautifully. Will grow in full sun dense shade and chalky soils.
Hg LAUREL SPOTTED Aucuba japonica variegata
| Av Growth/yr: 6-8 inches | Hedges: 3-8ft | Max height: 10ft | Trim In: autumn |
Part Shade |
Chalky Soil |
Dense Shade |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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This is an easy to grow large vergreen shrub that has dark green leaves attractively speckled with yellow. Tolerant of a wide range of soils, shade and pollution this is the perefect choice for difficult areas.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH BLUE RIDER Lavendula Angustifolia Blue Rider
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: | Trim In: After flowering |
Full Sun |
Scented |
Evergreen |
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Comparable in size to the Hidcote this shrub has a longer flowering season producing larger intensely deep blue flowers than the Hidcote.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH GROSSO Lavandula x intermedia Grosso
| Av Growth/yr: 6-9ins | Hedges: 2-2.5ft | Max height: 3ft | Trim In: after flowering |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Growing up to 3ft this evergreen shrub flowers in August yielding mid blue flowers over green/grey foliage. Often used for cut flowers and oil production.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH HIDCOTE Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote
| Av Growth/yr: 4-6ins | Hedges: 2ft | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowers |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Very well liked bushy variety making a superb hedge up to 2ft providing a profusion of deep purple/violet scented flowers from mid summer onwards.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH MUNSTEAD Lavandula angustifolia munstead
| Av Growth/yr: 4-6ins | Hedges: 2ft | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowers |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Small shrub of tight bushy habit with an accumulation of dainty mid blue flowers from June onwards. Grows to a height of 2ft.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH OLD ENGLISH Lavandula angustifolia
| Av Growth/yr: 6ins | Hedges: 2.5-3ft | Max height: 4ft | Trim In: after flowers |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Taller growing variety of lavender with aromatic mid blue flower spikes through the summer months. Makes a lovely edging plant growing up to a height of 4ft.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH PINK Lavandula angustifolia Rosea
| Av Growth/yr: 4-6ins | Hedges: 2-2.5ft | Max height: 2.5ft | Trim In: after flowers |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Delicate pale pink flower spikes growing up to 2.5ft on this small evergreen shrub.
Hg LAVENDER ENGLISH WHITE EDELWEISS Lavandula augustifolia edeweiss
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowering |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Compact strong bushy variety growing up to 2ft. Pink buds followed by pretty white flowers over green/grey foilage.
Hg LAVENDER FRENCH FATHEAD Lavandula stoechas fathead
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowering |
Full Sun |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Dense and bushy growing up to a height of 2ft. The lilac bracts sprout from the top of the compact oval flower heads of deep purple
Hg LAVENDER FRENCH HELMSDALE Lavandula Stoechas Helmsdale
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: Up to 2ft | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowering |
Full Sun |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Splendid strong and bushy small evergreen growing up to 2ft. Deep Burgundy/Purple flowers often flowering in late spring and again in late summer.
Hg LAVENDER FRENCH PAPILLON Lavandula stoechas papillon
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: after flowering |
Full Sun |
Scented |
Drought Resistant |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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Unusual evergreen lavender bearing attractive rose-purple petals from purple crowns giving the effect of a butterfly. Will often flower again if dead headed after first flush.
Hg LAVENDER FRENCH REGAL SPLENDOUR Lavendula Stoechas Regal Splendour
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 2ft | Trim In: After flowering |
Full Sun |
Scented |
Evergreen |
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Upright bushy small evergreen gowing up to 2ft. Produces striking violet flags on top of deep purple crowns flowering from late spring for long periods.
Hg LAWSON CYPRESS BLUE Chamaecyparis lawsoniana columnaris
| Av Growth/yr: 1ft | Hedges: 3-15ft | Max height: 30ft | Trim In: spring/summer |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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This attractive conifer with its more compact growing habit is eminently suitable for smaller gardens. The blue/grey hues of the densely packed flattened sprays of foliage provide a colourful backdrop as a hedge or as an individual specimen.
Hg LAWSON CYPRESS GOLDEN Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Stardust
| Av Growth/yr: 1ft | Hedges: 3-15ft | Max height: 30ft | Trim In: spring/summer |
Full Sun |
Chalky Soil |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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This small colourful tree with its golden yellow shades which melt to bronze at the tips makes an admirable hedge for the smaller garden or can be spectacular as a specimen tree.
Hg LEYLANDII GOLD, Leyland cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii castlewellan gold
| Av Growth/yr: 2-2.5ft | Hedges: 4ft upwards | Max height: 100ft | Trim In: autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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This variety of an easily recognisable hedge plant has extremely attractive golden yellow foliage which turns to a bronze colour with age.It is a fast growing plant serving many purposes including use as a very effective windbreak and a filter both for noise and pollution.
Hg LEYLANDII GREEN, Leyland cypress Cupressocyparis leylandii
| Av Growth/yr: 2.5-3ft | Hedges: 4ft upwards | Max height: 100ftx15ft | Trim In: autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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A familiar evergreen hedge plant which because of its dense nature and speed of growth is commonly used as a windbreak or for filtering noise and pollution all of which it is eminently suitable for.
Hg LILAC COMMON Syringa Vulgaris
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 30ft | Trim In: |
Scented |
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As a large shrub this plant with its fragrant flowers in spring and summer makes a superb hedge for attracting butterflies, however it can be grown as a small tree but will produce suckers or secondary shoots.
Hg LIME LARGE LEAVED Tilia platyphyllos
| Av Growth/yr: 1-1.5ft | Hedges: | Max height: 100ftx70ft | Trim In: |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Native Plant |
Attracts Wildlife |
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An uncommon sight in our planting schemes but worth consideration is this very large deciduous native tree with its generous heart shaped leaves and creamy yellow flowers in summer.
Hg LIME SMALL LEAVED Tilia cordata
| Av Growth/yr: 1-1.5ft | Hedges: | Max height: 75ft | Trim In: |
Windy/Exposed |
Wet Sites |
Scented |
Native Plant |
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The white highly fragrant flowers of this large native deciduous tree contrast pleasantly with the small heart shaped leaves the undersides of which are covered with tiny red-brown hairs.
Hg LONDON PLANE Platanus acerifolia
| Av Growth/yr: | Hedges: | Max height: 100ft | Trim In: |
Full Sun |
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Often seen in city streets since it is extremely tolerant of pollution this large deciduous tree is recognisable by its distinctive mottled flaking bark.The large palmate bright green leaves are followed by clusters of burr-like fruits from early summer through to the next spring.
Hg LONICERA BAGGS GOLD, Golden Hedging Honeysuckle Lonicera nitida Baggesons gold
| Av Growth/yr: 6-9 inches | Hedges: 1-3ft | Max height: 5FT | Trim In: Spring or autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Evergreen |
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The tiny golden yellow leaves knit together to make an attractive compact formal evergreen hedge where height is of the essence.Full sun ensures the vibrancy of the colour.
Hg LONICERA NITIDA, Hedging Honeysuckle
| Av Growth/yr: 1ft + | Hedges: 18in - 6ft | Max height: 11ft | Trim In: Spring or autumn |
Full Sun |
Part Shade |
Coastal Areas |
Evergreen |
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This is a reasonably fast growing evergreen shrub with tiny tight knit dark green leaves making a very neat formal hedge especially in coastal areas.




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