Best Evergreen Hedging Plants | Growers' Choice
Tried & tested favourites
Best Overall: 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
Best Low Maintenance: Common Yew
The UK's favourite conifer
- Vibrant evergreen foliage with red fruits
- Use for screening, boundaries or topiary
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 12m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Best Intruder Proof: English Holly
A festive British icon
- Beautifully bushy tree
- Large tree - grows up to 12m
- Spiky, green leaves and white spring flowers
- Bright red berries support winter wildlife
Best Low Growing: Garden Privet
The perfect hedge for privacy
- Dense green leaves and summer blooms
- RHS Plant for Pollinators
- Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
- Grows up to 5m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Best Fast Growing: Leyland Cypress
The ultimate fast-growing screening
- Dense evergreen foliage
- Perfect for a privacy hedge
- Fast growth rate - up to 1m per year
- Grows up to 30m or keep trimmed at 1-5m
Best All Rounder: Cherry Laurel
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
Best Flowers: English Lavender
The best lavender for the UK climate
- Plant in full sun or dappled shade
- Give pots and borders fragrance
- Flowers June to August
- RHS Plant for Pollinators
Best Semi-Evergreen: Beech
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
Best Value: Mixed Wildlife Mix
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
