Hedges, screening & topiary
These mark a boundary, or an internal division within the garden. They provide a uniform and satisfying backdrop to other planting and act as a living windbreak to protect plants from wind damage. They are great for wildlife as a source of food and shelter. There are some things to consider which will help you make the right choice. ; Ease of maintenance - how often does it need trimming? ; Size - will it work in your space, how tall and wide will it grow? ; Natural looking or close clipped - how do you want it to look? ; Spacing: How closely to plant will depend on how high you want the hedge to grow, how quickly you need it to fill in, and the "height/spread" of the chosen hedge plant. A "rule of thumb" is between 1 to 4 plants per metre, with fewer plants for a taller hedge and more plants for a faster filled in hedge. ; Top tip: Some hedging plants have thorns such as pyracantha, which deter invaders and gives birds a safe place to nest. But on the other hand, trimming your hedge can become a prickly business!
Alternatives to Box
25 plants
Cloud pruned plants
72 plants
Hedge plants - conifer trees
80 plants
Hedge plants - evergreen
450 plants
Hedge plants - non-evergreen
362 plants
Roses for hedges
112 plants
Security hedges - prickly plants
148 plants
Topiary plants
179 plants
All plants (993)
Lonicera ligustrina Garden Clouds® Copper Glow = 'Grln03'
Box honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Baggesen's Gold'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Lemon Beauty'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Red Tips'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera ligustrina var. yunnanensis 'Silver Beauty'
Shining honeysuckle, Boxleaf honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Garden Clouds® Purple Storm'
Honeysuckle
Lonicera nitida 'Golden Glow'
Box honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum 'Fragrant Cloud'
Woodbine, Woodbine honeysuckle
Luma apiculata 'Glanleam Gold'
Arrayan, Palo colorado, Temu, Collimamol, Myrtle
Maclura pomifera
Osage orange, Bow wood, Hedge apple
Mahonia
Barberry
Mahonia aquifolium
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Mahonia aquifolium 'Atropurpurea'
Oregon grape, Holly grape, Holly leaved barberry
Miscanthus
Silver grass
Myrtus
Myrtle
Myrtus communis
Common myrtle
Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina
Tarentum myrtle
Olearia
Daisy bush, New Zealand daisy bush, Tree aster
Olearia phlogopappa 'Spring Bling'
Daisy bush
Osmanthus
Devil's wood, Sweet olive, Chinese holly
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Holly olive, False holly, Holly tea olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Aureomarginatus'
Holly olive, False holly, Holly tea olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Gulftide'
Holly olive, False holly, Holly tea olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Purpureus'
Holly olive, False holly, Holly tea olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus'
Holly olive, False holly, Holly tea olive
Osmanthus heterophyllus Perfume Party = 'PNOS01'
Holly olive
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Woodside'
Fountain grass, Swamp foxtail grass, Chinese pennisetum, Chikara shiba
Photinia fraseri 'Chico'
Fraser's hybrid photinia, Christmas berry
Photinia serratifolia
Christmas berry, Chinese hawthorn, Chinese photinia, Oriental photinia
Photinia Super Hedge = 'Branpara'
Christmas berry
Photinia x fraseri
Fraser's photinia, Redtip photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Birmingham'
Christmas berry, Fraser photinia, Redtip photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Blackberry Gem'
Redtip photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Canivily'
Fraser's hybrid photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Dynamo Red'
Fraser's photinia, Redtip photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Little Fenna'
Fraser's photinia, Redtip photinia
Photinia x fraseri 'Robusta'
Frasers hybrid photinia, Christmas berry
Physocarpus Firebrand = 'Hyfbrand'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Luteus'
Common ninebark, Easter ninebark
Picea glauca
White spruce
Picea glauca 'Biesenthaler Fruhling'
Dwarf white spruce
Picea glauca 'Echiniformis'
White spruce
Picea glauca 'J.W. Daisy's White'
White spruce
Picea glauca 'Jalako Gold'
Dwarf white spruce
Picea glauca 'Rainbow's End'
White spruce
Picea glauca 'Sanders Blue'
Dwarf white spruce