Plants for hedges
Check the details when you buy and pick appropriate plants for your situation
Key: Common name
Species & 'Variety'
Flowering season
Prune to desired height
Full sun
Dog rose
Rosa canina, Jul-Aug
Hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata, Mar-May
Holly
e.g. Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' female or Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' female, May-Jun
Wild privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Viburnum
e.g. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, Dec-Apr; Viburnum lantana, spring
Guelder Rose
e.g. Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’, May-Jun
Part sun/part shade
Dog rose
Rosa canina, Jul-Aug
Hawthorn
Crataegus laevigata, Mar-May
Holly
e.g. Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' female or Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' female, May-Jun
Wild privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Viburnum
e.g. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, Dec-Apr; Viburnum lantana, spring
Guelder Rose
e.g. Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’, May-Jun
Yew
Taxus baccata
Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus, Apr
Shade
Holly
e.g. Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' female or Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' female, May-Jun
Viburnum
e.g. Viburnum lantana, spring
Yew
Taxus baccata
Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus, Apr