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Borders up to 1m | Hedges 1-2.5m | Screens 2.5m plus
Hedges 1-2.5m

If your garden bed receives less than ˝ a day of full sun and your soil tends to dry out easily these hedge plants are suitable for your garden situation.

Tarata

Botanical Name: Pittosporum eugeniodes variegatum
Height x width: 8m x 5m or can be trimmed lower in a hedge or screen
Planting distance for hedge: 1m
Conditions: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soils, very hardy
Features: A fast growing tree with narrow, oval, wavy-edged leaves that are variegated grey-green and creamy white.
Landscape use: Hedges, Screens, Windbreaks.

Escallonia ‘Iveyi’

Botanical Name: Escallonia ‘Iveyi’
Height x width: 2m x 2m
Planting distance for hedge: 70cm-1m
 
Conditions: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soils.
Features: Very rich dark-green wavy edged leaves and long panicles up to 15cm of slightly fragrant pure white flowers in late summer.
Landscape use: Hedging, background planting, general garden plant.

Camellia

Botanical Name: Camellia sasanqua
Height x width: 2-2.5m x 1.5m, can be trimmed
Planting distance for hedge: 80cm-1m
Conditions: Full sun to part shade in rich, well-drained soils, prefers a slightly acidic soil
Features: Glossy green foliage, with large flowers in white, pinks and red which are very attractive in late autumn and winter
Landscape use: Specimen, screen, general landscaping, hedges

Camellia

Botanical Name: Camellia japonica
Height x width: 2.5-3m x 1.5m, can be trimmed
Planting distance for hedge: 1m
Conditions: Full shade to part shade in rich, well-drained soils, prefers a slightly acidic soil
Features: Glossy large dark green foliage, with large flowers in white, pinks, red and two toned colours which are very attractive in winter and early spring
Landscape use: Specimen, screen, general landscaping, hedges

Mexican Orange Blossom

Botanical Name: Choisya ternata
Height x width: 1.5m x 1.5m, can be trimmed
Planting distance for hedge or screen: 80cm
 
Conditions: Full sun to part shade in rich, well-drained soils, prefers a slightly acidic soils.
Features: Compact rounded bush, leaves consist of 3 glossy deep green leaflets, tight clusters of fragrant in winter flowers appear in spring and late summer
Landscape use: Specimen, screen, general landscaping, a great substitute for Orange Jessamine in a frosty area

Laurustinus

Botanical Name: Viburnum tinus
Height x width: up to 3m x 3m
Planting distance for hedge: 1m
Conditions: Sun to part shade, will tolerate a large range of soils but prefers moist well drained soil
Features: A rounded evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves that develop purple tones in winter, clusters of tiny white flowers in winter emerge from pink buds followed by blue-black berries.
Landscape use: Hedges, screens, garden specimens, containers.

Photinia

Botanical Name: Photinia robusta
Height x width: up to 3m x 3m
Planting distance for hedge or screen: 1m
Conditions: Sun to part shade, very hardy, will tolerate a large range of soils but prefers moist well drained soils.
Features: A rounded evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves with bright red attractive new growth
Landscape use: Hedges, screens, garden specimen

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