Evergreen Hedging

Evergreen hedging doesn’t have to be green! Add a splash of year-round sunshine to your garden with Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Korean Gold’, or the variegated foliage of Aucuba japonica ‘Crotonifolia’. For a low, informal hedge, choose Nepeta x faassenii ‘Alba’, which has lovely white flowers above scented foliage. Get all hedges off to a flying start by incorporating plenty of compost into the planting hole and using mycorrhizal fungi. See our Frequently Asked Questions below for more tips.

Which evergreen hedge plants have flowers?

If you want an evergreen hedge that also flowers, choose camellia, privet (Ligustrum vulgare), Lonicera nitida, or cotoneaster. The flowers of elaeagnus, nepeta and escallonia also have a beautiful scent.

Which evergreen hedging is best for wildlife?

All evergreen hedging provides shelter for wildlife but holly, cotoneaster, Lonicera nitida ‘Elegant’ and Prunus laurocerasus ‘Novita’ all produce berries that make them particularly attractive. For pollinators, the flowers of ligustrum are rich in nectar.

Which evergreen hedges get the tallest?

Prunus nigra and Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Ellwoodii’ are great options if you want a very tall evergreen hedge for maximum privacy or noise reduction. If you need your evergreen hedge to reach a mature height as quickly as possible, some of the fastest growing options are Griselinia littoralis ‘Green Horizon’ and Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd Variegata’.