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)
Rosa Orienta® Laila = 'Tan15507'
Shrub rose (Persica type)
Rosa Orienta® Magnolia = 'Tan15555'
Shrub rose (Persica type)
Rosa Precious Amber = 'NOA77800'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Precious Love = 'NOA63004'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Purple™ Aurora® = 'Bozpurpaur'
Rugosa rose
Rosa Roald Dahl® = 'Ausowlish'
Shrub rose
Rosa Robusta = 'Korgosa'
Rugosa rose
Rosa rubiginosa
Rubiginosa hybrid (hybrid sweet briar) rose, Eglantine, Sweet briar
Rosa rugosa 'Rubra'
Rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, Japanese rose, Turkestan rose, Hedgehog rose
Rosa Showtime = 'Noagut'
Hybrid tea (large flowered) rose
Rosa Simple Peach = 'Harwarmth'
Shrub rose
Rosa Sister Elizabeth = 'Auspalette'
Shrub rose
Rosa spinosissima
Spinosissima rose
Rosa The Alexandra Rose = 'Ausday'
Shrub rose
Rosa The Country Parson = 'Ausclergy'
Shrub rose
Rosa The May Flower = 'Austilly'
Shrub rose
Rosa The Menopause Charity Rose = 'Harblush'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa The Pilgrim = 'Auswalker'
Shrub rose
Rosa The Times Rose = 'Korpeahn'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosa Vanessa Bell® = 'Auseasel'
Shrub rose
Rosa Waterloo® = 'Lencena'
Hybrid musk rose
Rosa Wenlock = 'Auswen'
Shrub rose
Rosa William Shakespeare 2000 = 'Ausromeo'
Shrub rose
Rosa Windrush = 'Ausrush'
Shrub rose
Rosa woodsii
Wild shrub rose
Rosa x alba 'Alba maxima'
Alba rose, Jacobite rose, Great Double white, Cheshire rose
Rosa x centifolia 'De Meaux'
Centifolia rose
Rosa x damascena 'Versicolor'
Damask rose, York and Lancaster rose
Rosa x damascena var. semperflorens
Autumn Damask rose
Rosa x harrisonii 'Williams' Double Yellow'
Spinosissima hybrid rose, Old Scotch yellow
Rosa York Minster = 'Harquest'
Floribunda (cluster-flowered) rose
Rosmarinus
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary, Common rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Gorizia'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'McConnell's Blue'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Severn Sea'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Sissinghurst Blue'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis var. albiflorus
Rosemary, White flowered rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis var. albiflorus 'Lady in White'
Rosemary
Rubus cockburnianus
Whitewashed bramble, Cockburn's bramble
Rubus cockburnianus 'Goldenvale'
Whitewashed bramble, Cockburn's bramble
Rubus idaeus 'Lowberry® Baby Dwarf'
Dwarf raspberry, Primocane raspberry
Rubus thibetanus
Ghost bramble, Tibet bramble
Salix 'Iceberg Alley®'
American hoary-leaved willow
Santolina
Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Lambrooke Silver'
Cotton lavender, Lavender-cotton