The Hydrangea genus consists of around 100 species, native to Southern and Eastern Asia (Russia, Japan, Korea and China.) These are deciduous shrubs for garden borders where they look fantastic in a woodland setting and in larger groups if you are lucky enough to have space – or as a refreshingly alternative (and very beautiful) informal hedge.
There’s a striking effect when the transitions are all on the same flower head, creating a vast array of shades and a beautiful touch of colour to your outdoor space. The flowers make exceptional additions to floral displays, particularly when looking for impact in an indoor arrangement making this a must for florists.
The blue flowers can even be dried and used decoratively indoors. Although most hydrangeas are white in colour, other colours available include blue, pink, red and purple.
The particular shade of the flower depends significantly on the soil. More acidic soils produce blue-coloured flowers, whereas more alkaline soils result in pink or purple shades, whilst neutral soils produce white flowers. Hopes Grove Nurseries offer the following varieties:
Hydrangea Renate Steigner
Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight Hedging
Hydrangea Paniculata Vanille Fraise
Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora
 Hydrangea Madame Mouillere
Hydrangea Masja – Red Hydrangeas
Hydrangea Renate Steiniger
Climbing Hydrangea hedging
Annabelle Hydrangea hedging
Browse our collection of Hydrangea hedging today. If you need help choosing the right variety, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
How to Plant & Care for Hydrangea Hedging
The truly remarkable display of colour in late summer can be shown to best advantage if they are planted in woodland areas or as specimens in corners of beds where the dappled shade will not hinder the stunning autumn foliage being displayed in all its glory.
The Hydrangea Paniculata Limelight with all it has to offer deserves a prime spot in the garden or indeed on the patio to be enjoyed later in the summer when other plants are fading or slowing down.
This hardy, easy to grow form of Hydrangea is a firm favourite of landscape architects and designers as it can grow to a height and spread up to 250cm which only adds to the dramatic impact of this delightful shrub.
Hydrangeas do best in deep rich soil with lots of organic matter worked in, and generous annual spring mulches, especially in thinner chalky soils as all Hydrangeas appreciate their ‘feet’ in cool and moist conditions.
They are tough and hardy plants but can be caught by late spring frosts so try to avoid planting in frost pockets or exposed East facing positions. Whilst they deserve to be grown in prime spots, ensure the planting site is not too exposed where it won’t become too dry.
Classified as rapid growers, Hydrangea hedging grows up to 25 inches a year, often planted as statement pieces to complement a garden’s greenery.
Why Choose Hopes Grove Nurseries?
For over 30 years, Hopes Grove Nurseries are proud to be the UK’s leading hedging plant specialists. Throughout this period, we’ve developed our own expert knowledge that we share with our green-fingered customers via our knowledge hub. For planting tips and growing guidance, take a look for more information.
If you have more specific questions, our planting team will be able to help, simply give us a call. Each member of our team has first-hand growing experience, so we’re well-suited to answering your questions. Whether you’re planting potted hedging, topiary plants, Brachyglottis Sunshine or native hedging, we’re here to help.
Each plant is delivered to you fresh and of the highest quality. Over half a million plant varieties are lovingly grown in our 80-acre nursery based in Kent (The Garden of England). See our five-star rating on Feefo for more information to see why we’re industry-leading. You can buy online today, or if you’d like to speak to us directly about our Hydrangea hedges, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025
Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):
– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.
– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.
– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.
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 5-7 working 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)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not 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
