Online Catalogue

Hedges Direct is a specialist grower of a wide range of hedges and hedging plants available nationally by ordering online. We've selected the hedging plants on this website as our favourites, but we grow a wide range of other species and are confident we can supply any hedge or hedging plant, in any size, and any quantity! We take enormous pride in the superb quality of our hedges, grown by qualified and experienced nurserymen in our team.

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Bamboo (Phyllostachys)
Very fast growing and dense, this is a great suggestion for people who want a high evergreen hedge which is easy to maintain

Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Strictly speaking, Beech is deciduous, but its crisp copper leaves, which stay on the plant until pushed off by the new bright green growth in spring, make it a great alternative to an evergreen hedge...

Berberis Red Leaf
A fast growing, very prickly hedge, ideal for deterring intruders, which is hardy and grows well in virtually any soil, including seaside gardens...

Berberis Compact Varieties
These green and purple varieties of Berberis are compact and slow growing, ideally for a low, but prickly hedge

Berberis Evergreen (Berberis Stenophylla)
A superb intruder deterring evergreen hedging plant with gorgeous yellow flowers in spring

Berberis Rose Glow (Berberis Thunbergii Rose Glow)
A superb pink compact Berberis which has great ornamental value as well as being an intruder deterrent

Blackthorn (Prunus Spinosa)
A beautiful, dense, somewhat prickly native deciduous which produces white flowers in spring and sloes (for sloe gin or wildlife food) in autumn

Box (Buxus Sempervirens)
Box is the ideal plant for formal low hedges or pathway edging. It has very dense small round dark evergreen leaves...

Box Compact (Buxus semp. suffruiticosa)
This is a dwarf variety of Box, ideally for very low hedges

Cotoneaster Franchettii
Evergreen Cotoneaster Franchettii has sage green leaves and is most noted for its deep orange berries in winter.

Cotoneaster Horizontalis
A super plant to use, in any soil, where a hedge is required to cover a wall or fence - flowers, berries and a herringbone pattered stem structure gives year round interest

Cotoneaster Lacteus
Cotoneaster Lacteus has dark green glossy leaves and and both flowers and berries.

Dog Rose (Rosa Canina)
Dog Rose is a lovely addition to a mixed deciduous hedge providing lots of open white rose flowers and red rose hips.

Dogwood (Cornus - several varieties)
Whilst Dogwoods provide interest in the garden from May to the following spring, they are of most value for their bright, stems which provide a flash of colour in autumn and winter

Escallonia
Escallonia is a lovely evergreen flowering hedge, easy to triim to shape and available with red, pink or white flowers - or a mixture

Euonymus fortunei "Emerald n Gold"
Euonymus Emerald n Gold is a compact, evergreen ideal for low informal hedging in any soil type and all but very wet soils

Euonymus fortunei "Silver Queen"
Euonymus fortunei "Silver Queen" is a very attractive variegated hedging shrub suitable for any soil type and all but very wet soils

Euonymus japonicus "Ovatus Aureum"
Euonymus japonius "Ovatus Aureum" also known as Japanese Spindle bush, is a very attractive golden variegated evergreen hedging shrub with all year round interest

Field Maple (Acer Campestre)
Field Maple is a fast growing native deciduous hedging plant which is used in both a mixed hedge and as a single species hedge.

Flowering Currant (Ribes Sanguineum)
Flowering Currant lives up to its name with profuse crimson scented flowers in April and blue/black currant like berries in Autum

Forsythia
Forsythia's profuse bright yellow flowers bring a lovely splash of Spring colour to the garden either as a single species hedge or mixed in to a multi-species hedge

Griselinia littoralis
This is a fast growing, dense evergreen with glossy apple green leaves. It does well when trimmed to shape and quickly establishes a mature hedge...

Griselinia Dixon's Cream
This is a very attractive variegated form of Griselina, with irregular creamy white edges to the evergreen leaves. Its growth rate is average...

Guelder Rose (Viburnum Opulus)
An excellent, wildlife friendly, native deciduous hedging plant with dense clusters of white flowers and dropping juicy, transluscent red berries

Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
A popular deciduous hedging plant. Its thorns make it an ideal intruder deterrent. It heralds the arrival of spring, by bursting into leaf within a few days of the initial buds appearing...

Hazel (Corylus Avallana)
Famous for its catkins and nuts, this is a lovely component of a native mixed hedge or makes a super single species hedge

Holly English (Ilex Aquifolium)
Holly is an ideal hedging plant for many reasons. It is slow growing, so needs little maintenance, its dense form and prickly leaves are a good intruder deterrent...

Holly - large leafed (Ilex Aquifolium J C Van Tol
The J C Van Tol species of Holly is almost spineless and the leaves are held on dark purple stems

Holly - Silver
A beautiful variegated prickly holly

Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus)
Hornbeam is very similar to Beech (Fagus Sylvatica) in appearance but its leaves have deeper veins.

Laurel - Cherry (Prunus laurocerasus Rotundifolia)
A highly popular choice because of its bright evergreen, relatively fast growing foliage

Laurel - Portuguese (Prunus lusitanica)
This variety of laurel has dark green, pointed, glossy leaves, on lovely red stems and is very easy to grow

Bay Laurel (Laurus Nobilis)
Bay Laurel's aromatic glossy dark green leaves make it a beautiful plant for hedging, topiary or as a specimen.

Laurel - Spotted (Aucuba Japonica Crotonifolia)
A terrific evergreen hedge with glossy, thick, dark green leaves with yellow spots and bright red berries from late summer to early spring and small maroon flowers in spring...

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
A beautiful, fragrant evergreen plant for compact hedges. The grey green leaves are aromatic and the flower spikes are famous for their perfume...

Lavender Hidcote (Lavandula angustifolia Hidcote)
Just like the standard English Lavender but with darker purple/blue flowers spikes

French Lavender (Lavandula Stoechas)
French Lavender differs from English Lavender varieties in its form, having bracts on the end of the flower spikes - rather like ears.

Leylandii (Cupressocyparis Leylandii)
Clipping of the green spray like foliage can make this a superb, dense, formal hedge at a manageable height.

Golden Leylandii (Cupressocyparis Castlewellan)
A beautiful, yellow foliage conifer which is not quite as fast growing as its the green version

Lonicera (Lonicera pileata)
This is a dense, bushy, fast growing evergreen, which responds very well to clipping and therefore makes a very good dense hedge.

Lonicera (Lonicera nitida)
This is a dense, bushy, fast growing evergreen, with tiny dark green leaves which makes a beautiful dense hedge.

Lonicera nitida "Baggessen's Gold"
This is a golden version of Lonicera nitida which has very bright yellow foliage especially if grown in a sunny position

Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya ternata)
A gorgeous flowering evergreen hedge suitable for sunny, sheltered gardens

Monterey Cyprus "Goldcrest" (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Also known as the Lemon Cyprus, Goldcrest is a superb lime yellow conifer, which is lemon scented in summer when cut or brushed

Oleaster (Elaeagnus x ebbingei)
This is a tough evergreen shrub, with very attractive leaves (silvery on the underside) and small but highly scented creamy white flowers in autumn followed by small orange fruits in spring...

Oleaster Gilt Edge (Elaeagnus x ebbingei Gilt Edge
This hedge plant is ideal for bringing some colour to shady areas due to the bright yellow edge on the foliage...

Photinia Red Robin (photinia x fraseri)
This is a marvellous alternative choice for an evergreen hedge because of its brilliant red glossy young leaves, which give a spectacular display in spring and summer, before maturing to dark green...

Pittosporum Tenuifolium
A lovely hedging shrub with crinkly green leaves and dark stems giving a striking contrast

Pittosporum Variegated
The variegated form of Pittosporum has crinkly green leaves with golden edges, and dark stems and forms a lovely, unusual hedge.

Potentilla
An excellant deciduous flowering shrub ideal for low ornamental hedging, suited to shade as well as sun and requiring only minimal pruning to keep them to the shape and size you want

Privet (Ligustrum Ovalifolium)
Privet is a widely grown semi evergreen, meaning that it is normally evergreen but may lose some or all of its leaves in very hard winters or coastal areas...

Golden Privet (Ligustrum Ovalifolium Aureum)
This is a bright yellow variety of the highly reliable privet hedge plant - and a great way to introduce winter colour to the garden.

Japanese Privet (Ligustrum Japonica)
Japanese privet is a classic evergreen hedge plant, excellent for formal borders.

Prunus x cistena (Purple Leaf Sand Cherry)
A lovely purple leafed flowering cherry which is suitable for hedging, good in sun or semi shade and adaptable to urban gardens

Pyracantha Red Berries
Pyracantha is a dense, spiny evergreen shrub so ideal as an intruder deterrent but this variety is also chosen for its profuse, long lasting red berries in autumn...

Pyracantha Orange Berries
Pyracantha is a dense, spiny evergreen shrub so ideal as an intruder deterrent but this variety is also chosen for its profuse, long lasting orange berries in autumn...

Pyracantha Yellow Berries
Pyracantha is a dense, spiny evergreen shrub so ideal as an intruder deterrent but this variety is also chosen for its profuse, long lasting yellow berries in autumn...

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Gorgeously aromatic, the Mediterranean herb, Rosemary makes a lovely compact hedge, either informal or formally shaped

Viburnum Tinus
A lovely, informal, evergreen, winter flowering hedge.

Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
This is a great alternative to Leylandii as it is slower growing but still provides a dense, evergreen hedge. The glossy leaves are mid to dark green with a slightly green underside...

Yew (Taxus baccata)
The classic British conifer hedge, Yew is a dense, dark evergreen with bright green spring growth and autumnal red fruits. It is quite slow growing (15/30cm) pa so once it reaches its desired height, its easy to maintain.

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