Hedging Plants

Hedging plants for your garden

Best hedge plants

Taller growing Hedging plants that perform well include.

Lilly Pilly or Acmena smithii.
The Lilly Pilly is an Australian Native plant used widely as a hedging plant. It comes in many forms and will reach anywhere between 2m and 5m depending on cultivar and growing conditions. Generally easy to prune and an excellent dense hedging plant.

Pittosporum tenuifolium.
Originally from New Zealand Pittosporum tenuifolium is a fast-growing hedge. Lots of cultivars here with different characteristics. Silver Sheen, James Stirling and Green Pillar are all popular.

Magnolia Grandiflora.
Evergreen Magnolias, Magnolia Grandiflora cultivars, make great sceening plants. Look for 'Magnolia Little Gem', 'Magnolia Kay Parris' and 'Magnolia Teddy Bear' for a mediun sized flowering scented hedge.

Orange Jessamine - Murraya paniculata
If you are looking for a fragrant flowering hedging plant then Murraya paniculata could be it. It will reach 4m, but can be contained to 1-2m fairly easily. Murraya paniculata does not like frosts. Flowers in spring.

Syzygium Leumanhii (Weeping Lilly Pilly)
Syzygium is another Lilly Pilly that makes a dense fasy growing hedge. Its weeping habit tends to make it more suitable for use as an informal hedge, although it can be pruned to shape. Flowers in spring. Sygygium Hinterland Gold in another to consider

Cupressus leylandii 'Leighton Green'
Cupressus is a well known hedging plant that will grow to 7-8m. Grow as a domed plant, or cut the tops out to make a more formal hedge. If you are after a dense fast growing screen plant 1m apart

Cape Plumbago - Plumbago auriculata
Plumbago is a fast growing flowering hedging plant that will reach 2 - 3m. Flowers appear from spring to autumn. Plumbago auriculata 'Imperial Blue' is popular as is the white flowering Plumbago auriculata 'Alba'