Fast Growing Hedges

Fast-growing hedges are ideal when you need cover and privacy as quickly as possible. We’ve cherry picked our fastest-growing hedging species for you to browse – whether you want something dense and evergreen, or vibrant and flowering, we offer an enviable variety of fast growing hedging species here at Hopes Grove Nurseries.

Fast growing hedges – With the very fast pace of modern life, when moving into a property a lot of homeowners look to plant a hedge of reasonable height that is fast growing in order to give as much cover as quickly as possible. The point they fail to appreciate is that if it is fast growing then it will need careful maintenance to keep it as a well-trimmed structure without it getting out of hand as it will keep growing even when it has reached the desired height.

Of all the fast growing hedges, the best known of course are the Leylandii hedging plants, growing at a rate of 60-75cm per year. If kept trimmed regularly then it can make a magnificent hedge, however if left to grow without pruning it will become less dense with little growth at the bottom and it is impossible to prune back to a hedge. As they do tend grow faster than most hedging, it is worth taking a look at our guide on the High Hedge Legislation to better understand the height that you are allowed grow to grow your plant without disrupting your neighbours. See our guide for more advice on trimming your Leylandii hedge.

More amenable is Thuja plicata atrovirens which has almost the same speed of growth but if grown too large can be cut hard back and will regenerate from the wood. The beauty of these plants that if on a restricted budget then smaller plants can be purchased initially and the speed of growth means that the end result may be achieved as quickly as buying larger more expensive plants but with a slower growth habit. These two evergreen plants are from a long list of fast growing plants, not all evergreen, which may suit some situations.

Many native plants will also make fast growing hedges, Alder hedging plants are fast-growing for windbreaks and screening whilst Mixed Native hedging plants plants such as Blackthorn, Quickthorn or Hawthorn and Dogwood grow between 30-60cm per year providing flowers and berries for wildlife as well and there are the leaf retaining plants such as Beech and Hornbeam hedging plants which grow at a similar speed. It must be remembered however that these plants may require different gardening conditions to achieve the best results.

If you have any further questions about our fast growing hedging plants or would like a special quote for a bulk order over £1000 please call our friendly team on 01580 765600 or get in touch through our contact page.