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.

from £5.25

Sea Buckthorn Hedging | Hippophae rhamnoides

Perfect coastal hedging

Silver foliage and tasty orange berries
Super hardy and improves soil
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 6m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

2 options available

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

3 options available

from £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

2 options available

from £4

Guelder Rose Hedging | Viburnum opulus

The snowball hedge

Frothy white flowers and bright autumn colour
Native species loved by pollinators
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

2 options available

Growers' Talk

Which is the Best Hedge for My Garden?

from £7

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

1 option available

from £55from £60

Best Mixed Native Wildlife Hedging | Growers' Choice

An ecological haven

Packed with colour, flowers & fruit
Food and shelter for insects, birds & mammals
UK native varieties handpicked by our grower
Hardy and easy to maintain

4 options available

from £15

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Award winning fiery red foliage

Glossy red evergreen leaves mature to green
Brightens borders year round
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 4m or keep trimmed at 1-4m

6 options available

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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

3 options available

from £4.1

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

2 options available

from £4

Golden Bells | Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis'

Heralds the start of spring

Profusion of golden flowers in early spring
Great addition to flower arrangements
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

2 options available

from £75from £95

A Completely Edible Hedge

Turn your border into a fruit garden

Packed with fruit, nuts and berries
Spring flowers loved by pollinators
Tasty varieties handpicked by our grower
Hardy, productive and easy to look after

4 options available

Growers' Talk

Our Top Flowering Hedges

from £3from £4

Cherry Plum Hedging | Prunus cerasifera

Blossom-rich, fruiting hedge

Dense & thorny with abundant white flowers
Harvest tasty little plums for jam
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

2 options available

from £11

Mock Orange Hedging | Philadelphus 'Virginal'

Our choice for fragrance

Double white, orange blossom scented flowers
Create an informal, billowing hedge
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

2 options available

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

2 options available

from £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

1 option available

from £7

Red Flowering Currant Hedging | Ribes sanguineum

Bring your garden back to life!

Aromatic leaves and magenta flowers
RHS Plant for Pollinators
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 2.5m or keep trimmed at 1-2.5m

1 option available

from £55from £60

The Ultimate Flowering Hedge

A floral tapestry

Masses of colourful and fragrant blooms
An oasis for pollinators
Premium varieties handpicked by our grower
Easy to plant and prune

4 options available

from £3from £4

Rowan Hedging | Mountain Ash | Sorbus aucuparia

Wildlife-boosting native

White flowers and vibrant autumn foliage
Sprays of winter berries for birds
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

3 options available

from £5

Golden Weeping Willow Hedging | Salix 'Chrysocoma'

Shady summer screening

Sweeping golden stems and showy foliage
RHS Award of Golden Merit
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 8m or keep trimmed at 1-5m

1 option available

from £4from £4.8

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

2 options available

from £4

Red Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa

Big impact from a compact hedge

Large, scented pink roses all summer
Thrives even in coastal, exposed areas
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 1m

1 option available

from £6

European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus

The garden designer's favourite

Yellow flowers, red fruits & warm autumn hues
Keep trimmed for a formal hedge
Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

2 options available

from £4

Cherry 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

12 options available

from £7

Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium

Brightens the shadiest spots

Glossy green leaves & yellow flowers
Happy in shade & drought resistant
Slow growth rate - up to 30cm per year
Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

1 option available

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Meet Danielle

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.

Happy plants make happy customers

Our customers say

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 October

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

Gavin Wilcock | 8 November

Excellent range of top quality plants at the best prices.

Joseph Doyle | 12 December

Overall extremely happy as you are also very good at keeping the customer fully updated and with excellent email info, video resources & support.

Colette Lorimer | 13 June

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

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 October

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

Gavin Wilcock | 8 November

Excellent range of top quality plants at the best prices.

Joseph Doyle | 12 December

Overall extremely happy as you are also very good at keeping the customer fully updated and with excellent email info, video resources & support.

Colette Lorimer | 13 June

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

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 October

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

Gavin Wilcock | 8 November

Excellent range of top quality plants at the best prices.

Joseph Doyle | 12 December

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Sea Buckthorn Hedging | Hippophae rhamnoides

Common Hawthorn Hedging | Crataegus monogyna

Blackthorn Hedging | Prunus spinosa

Guelder Rose Hedging | Viburnum opulus

Japanese Quince Hedging | Chaenomeles japonica

Best Mixed Native Wildlife Hedging | Growers' Choice

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Red-Stemmed Dogwood Hedging | Cornus alba

Common Hazel Hedging | Corylus avellana

Golden Bells | Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis'

A Completely Edible Hedge

Cherry Plum Hedging | Prunus cerasifera

Mock Orange Hedging | Philadelphus 'Virginal'

Dog Rose Hedging | Rosa canina

Black Elder Hedging | Sambucus nigra

Red Flowering Currant Hedging | Ribes sanguineum

The Ultimate Flowering Hedge

Rowan Hedging | Mountain Ash | Sorbus aucuparia

Golden Weeping Willow Hedging | Salix 'Chrysocoma'

Cherry Dogwood Hedging | Cornus mas

Red Japanese Rose Hedging | Rosa rugosa

European Spindle Hedging | Euonymus europaeus

Cherry Laurel Hedging | Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'

Oregon Grape Hedging | Mahonia aquifolium

Meet Danielle

Happy plants make happy customers