Privet or Ligustrum Ovalifolium is a popular evergreen Hedging plant. With small oval leaves this dark green hedge is popular for making dense compact hedging almost box like when mature, although it is evergreen it can when young or during extreme cold spells drop it leaves.
Western red cedar or Thuja is an evergreen conifer hedging plant or tree. It is a good alternative to Leylandii hedging as it doesn’t suffer from die back so is easier to maintain.
Willow or salix caprea is a native deciduous hedging plant or tree. Willow will have nice yellow flowers in the summer and berries in the autumn meaning this native variety is another popular hedge for local wildlife.
Yew or Taxus Baccata is an evergreen, elegant, traditional British hedging plant that is steeped in history. The compact nature and leaf structure makes for a wonderful formal hedging plant that is also popular for topiary and shaping.
