What plants are considered hedges?
Typical woody plants for clipped hedges include privet, hawthorn, beech, yew, leyland cypress, hemlock, arborvitae, barberry, box, holly, oleander, lavender, among others. An early 20th-century fashion was for tapestry hedges, using a mix of golden, green and glaucous dwarf conifers, or beech and copper beech.
Can I plant hedging now?
Container-grown hedging plants can be planted at any time of the year, although planting from autumn through to early spring is ideal, when the plants are not in active growth. During this period bare root hedging plants are also available.
What is the best plant for hedging?
Top 5 hedging plants:
- Conifer: Taxus baccata (yew)
- Large evergreen: Prunus lusitanica (Portugese laurel)
- Low growing: Lavandula angustifolia.
- Native: Carpinus betulus (hornbeam) Seaside garden: Rosa rugosa.
What months can you plant hedges?
Potted trees, shrubs and hedging plants can be planted all year round and the same soil preparation is carried out when planting. Bare rooted plants can be planted successfully from Late October up until early spring or whilst the plants are still dormant and before new leaf growth starts.
What time of year do you plant hedging?
Bare root hedging should be planted between mid-October and the end of March. Rootballed evergreens are best planted from the start of September to mid-October or from the beginning of April to mid-May. Good soil preparation before planting will go a long way to getting your new hedging off on the right track.
What is the easiest hedge to grow?
Discover some of the best plants for a low-maintenance hedge, below.
- Choisya. Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’
- Berberis. Berberis thunbergii ‘Cheal’s Scarlet’
- Holly. Ilex aquifolium ‘Argentea Marginata’
- Osmanthus. Osmanthus delavayi.
- Yew. Yew hedge.
- Cryptomeria ‘Globosa Nana’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Globosa Nana’
How close to a boundary can I plant a hedge?
In situations where you cannot agree with your neighbour to jointly plant a hedge on your property boundary, it is prudent to leave a gap of at least two to three feet between the boundary and your hedge.
What is the best low maintenance hedging?
Low Maintenance Hedges | 10 of the Best Low Maintenance Hedges
- Holly Hedge. Holly or Ilex is a genus of more than 400 species of flowering plants.
- Box Hedge or Boxwood Hedge.
- Viburnum Hedge.
- Choisya Ternata Hedge.
- Hornbeam Hedge.
- Callistemon Hedge.
- Murraya Hedge.
- Conifer Hedge.
What is the law on Neighbours hedges?
Your neighbour is responsible for maintaining their hedges so they do not, for example, damage your property or grow too high. If they do damage your property, your neighbour may be liable.
What is the legal height for a hedge?
two metres
Making a complaint Please note that there is not a blanket rule that all hedges must be no more than two metres in height. The complaint form explains why you consider the hedge is adversely affecting the reasonable enjoyment of your residential property.
What time of year do you plant hedges?