Rose Sweet Briar Hedging

The bright pink flowers of Rosa Rubiginosa appear in summer with the aromatic sweet smelling foliage. In autumn flowers turn to deep orange hips often seen in native hedgerows.

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Bare Root Hedging

These are field grown plants, lifted during the dormant season (normally November-April) and delivered ready for planting without any soil on the roots. The most cost-effective way to plant a new hedge.

Rose Sweet Briar Bare Root Hedging 2-3.5ft 60/100cm

  • 2 year old

  • Plant(s) per metre: 3-5
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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1 + 10 + 50 + 250 +
£3.95 £2.39 £2.27 £2.15

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Rose Sweet Briar Bare Root Hedging 3-4ft 90/120cm

  • 2 year old

  • Plant(s) per metre: 3-5
  • Minimum order quantity: 1

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£4.55 £3.11 £2.99 £2.87

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Rose Sweet Briar or Rosa rubiginosa is a very pretty deciduous species of rose native to western Asia and Europe. The name Sweet Briar derived from the sweet scent of apples of the leaves which is particularly noticeable after a rain shower and the very thorny, prickly nature of its branches.

The very attractive pink flowers are highly scented and are followed by large red hips which last well into winter. Rose hip tea is extremely popular in Europe for its health giving properties such as Vitamin C.

During the Second World War a cup of Rose Hip tea was considered enough to provide the troops with their daily required intake of this essential vitamin.

The Sweet Briar rose makes an excellent dense hedge which when the arching stems become knitted together makes an almost impenetrable barrier. The delightful candy pink flowers are followed by masses of the orangey red berries which are much loved by birds.

Rose Sweet Briar is also a favourite to add to mixed country hedgerows giving an extra splash of vibrant colour in summer. This excellent rose will make a hedge of 120-200cm in height in a single row at 3 per metre or for a security hedge we recommend a staggered double row planting 5 per metre. They will grow in coastal sites and any reasonable soil including chalk. Trimming in winter is recommend to keep a neat shape.

Our Rose Sweet Briar hedging plants are sold bare rooted for planting November to March. This is also the most economical way to buy hedging plants particularly for larger planting schemes.

It can be beneficial to prepare a small area in the garden and keep it protected from snow and frost which would allow your bare root plants to be heeled in should weather or circumstances prevent planting in situ when your plants arrive. If you have any further queries about your hedging do not hesitate to contact us for additional advice.

Delivery leadtimes update- March/April 2024

We are working at maximum capacity to fulfil all orders as quickly as possible but owing to unprecedented demand some orders will take longer:

– Orders containing only bare root plants – delivery is currently within 5-7 days

– All other orders – delivery is currently within 2-3 weeks

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 3-7 days.

Delivery is reliable
– we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUp to £90£15.00
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £90Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll orders£24.00

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUp to £420£72.00
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £420Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll orders£72.00

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

LocationOrder ValuePrice
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsUnder £1800Please call us
UK Mainland excluding HighlandsOver £1800Free
Scottish Highlands and Isle of WightAll ordersNot available

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page

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