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Instant Hedging
We specialise in instant hedging in lots of varieties, from dense formal varieties that can be clipped closely, to fast growing informal varieties that are great for screening.
We have lots of bigger sizes too, perfect for instant screening. Some of our big conifers are 4 meters high. Just right for screening that new supermarket!
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Laurel or Cherry Laurel - Prunus laurocerasus.
 
Prunus Laurocerasus
 
Prunus Laurocerasus
 
Prunus Laurocerasus
It's a tough, vigorous, evergreen shrub or tree, with large, shiny evergreen leaves. Good for shade. |
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Portugal Laurel - Prunus lusitanica.
 
Portugese Laurel - 2.5 metres
Large evergreen shrub or medium-sized tree. Oval dark evergreen leaves. Lots of scented flowers in June. Very tough, good on chalky soil. 'It's Laurel - and it's Hardy'... Alright, you do the humour, we'll do the quality big plants. |
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Common Beech - Fagus sylvatica.
Thrives in acid or alkali soils. An excellent native hedging plant. We have some big specimen trees in the nursery, also we supply plants to make an instant 2 meter high hedge or screen. Holds its leaves if clipped, rich autumn colours. |
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Common Hornbeam - Carpinus betulus.
Another native, good for clay or chalky soils. Attractive serrated leaves. Similar to beech, it has very hard wood - sometimes called 'The Chariot Tree'. A top class hedge, we have some ready trained arches etc, as well as instant 2 meter hedge. |
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Common Holly - Ilex aquifolium.
A native evergreen tree, great for boundaries. If not clipped it will grow to a really big specimen tree, with handsome leaves, attractive fruits and a magnificent bearing. We have well established bushy plants, ideal for planting an instant hedge. Variegated leaves? Yes, we have many varieties, Golden Queen, Silver Queen, JC van Tol and more. |
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Common Box - Buxus sempervirens.
Mounds of dark evergreen leaves, ideal for close clipping. Eventually making a dense hedge, it thrives in most soils, in sun or shade. A great choice for a formal hedge. A good choice for topiary. |
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Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'.
 
Photinia Red Robin - standard
Fast growing, vigorous evergreen shrub, with attractive deep, glossy leaves. Spectacular bright red young growth, enhanced by trimming. Fully hardy. We have trained plants, in several bigger sizes, ready to screen eyesores, as well as larger specimens. |
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Hedging Conifers
Leyland Cypress - x Cupressocyparis leylandii, or Castlewellan Gold.
A very vigorous big tree. Fast growing, it can reach 15 meters within 20 years. In the right situation it makes a first class tall screen. It tolerates chalk soil, and grows well in coastal areas. Its reputation is not great, but it cannot be beaten for a tall quick screen, evergreen, dense, and columnar. |
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Western Red Cedar - Thuja plicata Atrovirens.
 
Thuja Plicata Atrovirens
Attractive rich green glossy foliage. A good hedging plant, with deliciously scented foliage when brushed against or cut. It grows well in shade, and is tolerant of chalky soils. Quite vigorous, it's one of our favourite screening conifers. |
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English Yew - Taxus baccata.
 
Taxus Baccata - Common Yew - 2 metres, shaped
Wonderful hedge. A native conifer, deeply embedded in our heritage and culture. The venerable inhabitant of many a country churchyard, it is also the background to many a bodice-ripping costume drama. However, to us philistine nurserymen, it's a first class hedging plant, tolerating both acid and alkali soils, and dense shade. Close clipping over time encourages very dense, solid growth, ideal for topiary and living sculptures. |
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