Plants for a hedge
Species that take clipping and close into a line, with the mature height of each.
13 plantsThe list holds the plants the catalogue marks as hedging.
Cherry laurelPrunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
Common boxBuxus sempervirens
Dwarf purple barberryBerberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Emerald arborvitaeThuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
English yewTaxus baccata
European beechFagus sylvatica
European hornbeamCarpinus betulus
FirethornPyracantha coccinea 'Red Column'
Hedge cotoneasterCotoneaster lucidus
Hicks yewTaxus × media 'Hicksii'
Rugosa roseRosa rugosa
White cedar 'Brabant'Thuja occidentalis 'Brabant'
Wild privetLigustrum vulgare 'Atrovirens'
Plants picked for your own plot
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Other lists
- Plants for shade30 plantsWhat grows on the north side of a house, under a tree and against a wall the sun reaches for an hour.
- Plants for bees and butterflies60 plantsForage from early spring to late autumn, with each plant's flowering months stated.
- Drought tolerant plants42 plantsA garden that gets through July without a hose starts with the plant list.
- Evergreen plants24 plantsWhat holds a garden together from November to March, when the rest of it is underground.
- Ground cover plants17 plantsInstead of weeding: a close mat that shuts the ground and keeps weeds out.
- Plants safe with children and pets39 plantsNothing toxic and nothing thorny: the list a garden with a toddler or a dog starts from.
- Plants for screening24 plantsFor a neighbour's window, a road, and anything you would rather not look at from the terrace.
- Plants for pots8 plantsFor a terrace or a balcony, where the soil ends at the wall of the pot and water goes twice as fast.
Reviewed and approved for Poland by a qualified gardener with thirty years of practice, 22 September 2026.