Collection: Fast Growing Hedging Plants
Fast growing hedges are a must for screening, privacy, peace and quiet. It's not all about Leylandii (although we have those too) - you can grow a wide variety of hedges with flowers, fruit, autumn colour and wildlife appeal in an instant.
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Regular price From £12Regular price
£13Sale price From £12Cherry Laurel Hedging | Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
Vibrant screening hedge
- Glossy evergreen foliage
- Laughs in the face of neighbour noise
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
7 options available
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Regular price From £35Regular price
£45Sale price From £35Common Beech Hedging | Fagus sylvatica
Award winning native hedge
- Green-golden leaves turn a rich copper in autumn
- Leaves stay in place over winter
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
3 options available
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Regular price From £50Regular price
£100Sale price From £50Copper Beech Hedging | Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'
A tapestry of rich colour
- Purple and rich burgundy leaves
- Makes a great windbreak
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
1 option available
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Regular price From £18Regular price Sale price From £18
Leyland Cypress | Cupressocyparis leylandii
The ultimate screening plant
- Dense, columnar tree
- Large tree - grows to 12m+
- Dense evergreen, flattened foliage
- Perfect for a privacy hedge
2 options available
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Regular price From £10Regular price
£18Sale price From £10Golden 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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Regular price From £5Regular price Sale price From £5
Common Hawthorn Hedging | Crataegus monogyna
Supports over 150 wildlife species
- Scented spring blossom & autumn fruits
- Loved by bees and nesting birds
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £4Regular price Sale price £4
Blackthorn Hedging | Prunus spinosa
The perfect natural security
- White blossom, bushy foliage and edible sloes
- Great for pollinators and nesting birds
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £8Regular price Sale price £8
Japanese Quince Hedging | Chaenomeles japonica
Come for flowers, stay for fruit
- Glossy foliage and cup-shaped red flowers
- Harvest summer quinces for jelly
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 1.5m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price From £7Regular price Sale price From £7
Red-Stemmed Dogwood Hedging | Cornus alba
Paint the garden red
- Bright crimson stems & creamy spring blooms
- Add winter colour and interest
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price From £4.10Regular price Sale price From £4.10
Common Hazel Hedging | Corylus avellana
Harvest nuts from your hedge
- Spring catkins, autumn colour and hazelnuts
- Supports over 70 insect species
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price From £4Regular price Sale price From £4
Dog Rose Hedging | Rosa canina
Bee-loved native boundary
- Fragrant pink & white flowers, edible fruit
- Forms a thorny natural barrier
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £5Regular price Sale price £5
Black Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra
Elderflower cordial, anyone?
- Creamy white flowers and edible berries
- Huge wildlife appeal
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £4Sale price £4
Cherry Dogwood Hedging | Cornus mas
Sunshine in February
- Yellow flowers, red berries & autumn colour
- Colour, impact & wildlife all year
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £8Regular price Sale price £8
Weigela 'Bristol Ruby' Hedging
Easy to grow and floriferous
- Crimson bellflowers in summer
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
- Fast growth rate - 40-60cm per year
- Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price From £5Regular price Sale price From £5
Field Maple Hedging | Acer campestre
The only UK native maple
- Luscious leaves and bee-loved flowers
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £5Regular price Sale price £5
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
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £7Regular price Sale price £7
Van Houtte's Spiraea Hedging | Spiraea vanhouttei
Hardy and bee-friendly
- Dense clusters of white flowers
- Low maintenance, vigorous and bushy
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 2m or keep trimmed at 1-2m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £5Regular price Sale price £5
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
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Regular price £5Regular price Sale price £5
Golden Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra 'Aurea'
Make your own elderberry wine
- Golden leaves, creamy blooms & purple berries
- Attractive to birds and insects
- Fast growth rate - 30-60cm per year
- Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £5Regular price Sale price £5
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
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Regular price From £60Regular price
£0Sale price From £60Fast 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
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Regular price £8Regular price Sale price £8
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
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £6Regular price Sale price £6
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
Currently out of stock
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Regular price From £13Regular price Sale price From £13
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
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Regular price From £4Regular price Sale price From £4
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
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £7Regular price Sale price £7
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
Currently out of stock
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Regular price £4Regular price Sale price £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
Currently out of stock

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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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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

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

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

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.
Martyn Hill
| 5 Jul

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

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.
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| 8 Nov
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