Hedging Plants

Hedges provide a natural living screen for your garden, shielding you and your plants from noise, pollution, wind and your neighbour’s lockdown tiki bar. All of our hedging plants are grown by our team of specialists in the South Downs and sent to you fresh from the field.

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  • Best All Seasons Hedging | Growers Choice Shrubs
    From £75
    £80 From £75

    All Seasons Hedging | Growers' Choice

    Looks great all year round

    • Flowers, berries and vibrant stems
    • Packed with colour and wildlife benefits
    • Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Easy to plant and prune

    3 options available

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  • Small Leaved Lime Hedging | Tilia cordata Shrubs
    £5
    £11 £5

    Small Leaved Lime Hedging | Tilia cordata

    Tall & tough screening hedge

    • Heart-shaped leaves and scented flowers
    • Makes an excellent windbreak
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 25m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens Shrubs
    From £3
    £6 From £3

    Common Box Hedging | Buxus sempervirens

    The UK's most versatile hedge

    • Dense evergreen foliage with small flowers
    • Ideal for topiary or formal hedging
    • Slow growth rate - up to 10cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    3 options available

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  • Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium Aureum Shrubs
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    £7 From £4

    Golden Privet Hedging | Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'

    Bright, classy and bee-friendly

    • Variegated foliage and masses of white blooms
    • Formal hedging loved by pollinators
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    2 options available

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  • Japanese Meadowsweet | Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii' Shrubs
    £4
    £8 £4

    Japanese Meadowsweet Hedging | Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii'

    Repeat flowering all summer long

    • Clusters of tiny, deep pink flowers
    • Loved by bees
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    1 option available

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  • Common Alder Hedging | Alnus glutinosa Shrubs
    £4
    £6 £4

    Common Alder Hedging | Alnus glutinosa

    Hardy wildlife magnet

    • Dense foliage, long catkins and cones
    • Supports over 90 wildlife species
    • Fast growth rate - over 60cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • English Oak Hedging | Quercus robur Shrubs
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    £4 From £3

    English Oak Hedging | Quercus robur

    The ultimate wildlife hedge

    • Rich autumn colour and acorns
    • Supports hundreds of wildlife species
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 10m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    2 options available

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  • Golden Leyland Cypress Tree | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold' Ornamental Trees
    From £9
    £18 From £9

    Golden Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Castlewellan Gold'

    Super speedy privacy hedge

    • Bold, columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Dense, golden-yellow flat leaves
    • Leaves sometimes take on bronze tints

    1 option available

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  • Lombardy Poplar Hedging | Populus nigra 'Italica' Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Lombardy Poplar Hedging | Populus nigra 'Italica'

    Strikingly tall and slender

    • Bright green leaves and scarlet catkins
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 30m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • White Poplar Hedging | Populus alba Shrubs
    £4
    £4

    White Poplar Hedging | Populus alba

    Hardy plant with striking leaves

    • Distinctive green and white foliage
    • Ideal for wet, exposed and coastal areas
    • Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 9m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • Goat Willow Hedging | Salix caprea Shrubs
    £4
    £4

    Goat Willow Hedging | Salix caprea

    Bring the wildlife flocking

    • Fluffy catkins and bright green foliage
    • Great natural screening - grows anywhere
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • Livestock Friendly Farm Hedging | Growers Choice Shrubs
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    £90 From £60

    Livestock Friendly Farm Hedging | Growers' Choice | BN11 Compliant

    Ready-to-go natural barrier

    • Benefits domestic and wild animals
    • Ideal for farms, paddocks and smallholdings
    • RPA and Natural England BN11 compliant
    • Easy to plant and maintain

    2 options available

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  • Grey Alder Hedging | Alnus incana Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Grey Alder Hedging | Alnus incana

    Super hardy screening

    • Spring catkins and autumn cones
    • Great for screening in wet and windy spots
    • Fast growth rate - over 60cm per year
    • Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    1 option available

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  • Early Spring Flowering Shrub Collection Shrubs
    £75
    £105 £75

    Early Spring Flowering Shrub Collection

    Herald spring's arrival

    • Includes several habits (eg. bushy)
    • Features shrubs of various sizes
    • Features bold yellow and red blooms
    • Welcome in the new season with these shrubs

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  • English Lavender | Lavandula Angustifolia Perennial Bedding
    £18
    £18

    English Lavender | Lavandula angustifolia

    As iconic as they come!

    • Give it as sunny a spot as possible
    • Thrives in beds and borders in dry soil
    • Flowers from June to August
    • Hardier than French and Spanish lavenders

    Currently out of stock

  • European Crabapple Hedging | Malus sylvestris Shrubs
    £4
    £5 £4

    European Crabapple Hedging | Malus sylvestris

    Year-round wildlife haven

    • Pink blossom, edible fruit and autumn colour
    • Supports over 90 species of birds and insects
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Purple Japanese Barberry | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' Shrubs
    £4
    £7 £4

    Purple Japanese Barberry Hedging | Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'

    Vibrant and hardy shrub

    • Purple leaves, spring flowers & berries
    • Great for wildlife and coastal spots
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Field Rose Hedging | Rosa arvensis

    Stunning native rambler

    • Creamy white single roses in summer
    • Ideal in a relaxed, country-style mixed hedge
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

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  • Burkwood Osmanthus | Osmanthus burkwoodii Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    Burkwood Osmanthus | Osmanthus burkwoodii

    Award-winning and highly scented

    • Evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers
    • Dense, bushy shrub
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

    Currently out of stock

  • Escallonia 'Iveyi' 3L Pot Perennial Plants
    £10
    £10

    Escallonia 'Iveyi'

    Snowy summer blooms

    • Glossy evergreen foliage and white flowers
    • Compact and easy to grow
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Red-Leaved Rose Hedging | Rosa glauca

    Award winning star-shaped blooms

    • Light pink roses & cherry-like edible hips
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m

    Currently out of stock

  • Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia Shrubs
    £3
    £5 £3

    Scotch Rose Hedging | Rosa pimpinellifolia

    Fragrance with bite

    • Heavily scented pink & white flowers
    • An attractive prickly barrier
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    Currently out of stock

  • Fast Growing Evergreen Hedging Wildlife Mix Shrubs
    From £60
    £0 From £60

    Fast Growing Evergreen Hedging Wildlife Mix | Growers' Choice

    The perfect screening

    • A mix of evergreen & deciduous plants
    • Benefits insects, birds and mammals
    • Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
    • Hardy, fast growing and low maintenance

    Currently out of stock

  • Griselinia littoralis Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    New Zealand Broadleaf | Griselinia littoralis | Kapuka

    Hardy, reliable screening

    • Vibrant evergreen foliage with tiny flowers
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Oleaster Compacta | Elaeagnus ebbingei Compacta Shrubs
    From £9
    £13 From £9

    Compact Oleaster | Elaeagnus ebbingei 'Compacta'

    Award-winning gem

    • Glossy evergreen with scented autumn flowers
    • RHS Plant for Pollinators
    • Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
    • Grows up to 1.5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Paper Birch Hedging | Betula papyrifera Shrubs
    £6
    £6

    Paper Birch Hedging | Betula papyrifera

    Add texture and dappled shade

    • Peeling bark, catkins and autumn colour
    • Hardy and great for wildlife
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 12m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

    Currently out of stock

  • Blue Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Haggerston Grey' Shrubs
    £10
    £13 £10

    Blue Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii 'Haggerston Grey'

    A super vigorous conifer

    • Fast-growing, columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Evergreen, glaucous foliage
    • Incredibly fast-growing as trees go

    Currently out of stock

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110 years' expertise free with every plant

Straight from the capable hands of our shrub specialist Danielle to your garden, you can be sure that each bush, hedge and plant is grown to last. Nurtured in the fields of the South Downs and professionally pruned for the best shape, these hardy feature plants will be adding structure, colour and variety to your garden for many years to come.

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Which hedging plant should I pick?

Which hedging plant should I pick?

If privacy is important to you, then planting a fast-growing evergreen like bamboo or privet will provide you with the quick results you’re looking for. If what you’re after more than anything else is big, bold colour, however, then photinia, forsythia and lavender are all great options, offering red, yellow and purplish-blue blooms respectively. Perhaps you’re looking to create a wilder, more unkempt haven for wildlife? Viburnum, hawthorn and blackberry plants provide a great starting point.

How do I plant my hedge?

How do I plant my hedge?

You can plant your hedge either in a single row or a staggered double row if you want a fuller, bigger hedge. You can plant your hedge against a fence to help bolster its strength, as well as to improve its visual appeal. To mark out your hedge, use a garden line and ensure you’ve left an appropriate amount of space – check out our article, How to Plant a Hedge for detailed information on spacings. Typically arriving as bare root plants, your hedge is best planted during the dormant season, between autumn and late winter. Potted hedge plants can be planted at any time but avoid planting when the ground is baked dry, waterlogged or frozen. Once planted, give your hedge line a good watering all the way along.

Caring for your hedge

Caring for your hedge

Hedges are generally nice and easy to care for. Keep your hedge well-watered when establishing, and then again during any hot, dry spells. Most hedges require an annual trim to keep them happy, healthy and tidy. It’s vital, however, that you ensure no birds are nesting within your hedge when you trim it (it’s illegal to do so, in fact). Once trimmed, you can apply some general fertiliser and mulch around the hedge’s base with some well-rotted manure or organic compost.

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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