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Small Hedges - Low growing Hedging Plants for the Garden |
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Small hedges of the lower growing type can actually use a wide range of plants, however plants that are naturally smaller in growth habit are the best choice as they will be easier to maintain and require less major pruning than naturally larger plants that can tend to be a little woody after a few years and lose their appeal. |
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Where are low growing and smaller hedging plants used ? As garden borders to provide delineation between garden and paths is a great place for some of the small hedging plants. They can act as a barrier, visual connection or be an integral part of landscape design. And of course we have australian native plants that make excellent formal and ind informal low growing hedges including the smaller cultivars of acacia cognata (picture right) |
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So what naturally smaller growing plants are suited to hedging? You can look ar 'dwarf' cultivars such as the Pittosporum 'Golf Ball', or the Acaia cognata cultivars inculding 'little con' and others. Or you can opt for naturally smaller plants such as Rosmary and Lavender. The other option is to go for plants that take kindly to pruning such as Buxus. We provide a list of some of the smaller growing plants suited to hedging.
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