Low growing hedges make great garden dividers, borders or informal barriers

Low Growing Hedge Plants are popular as a part of garden design and as informal barriers and are widely used in Parterre Gardens as well as in borders along pathways and drives. Low growing Hedge plants may be short, such as buxus or box are well known, we list some of the best, and a few unusual low growing alternatives.

List of Low growing Hedge Plants

BUXUS (Box)
Buxus sempervirens is perhaps the 'classic' low growing hedge. Buxus sempervirens responds well to regular trimming and makes a great formal low growing hedge

ACACIA
Acacia Cognata
Yes an acacia as a low growing native plant, dwarf acacias such as Acacia Cognata 'little con', 'limelight' and Acacia cognata 'Lime Magic' have soft weeping foliage, require little to no pruning and make a great informal hedge.

BERBERIS
Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea 'Nana' (Japanese barberry) A deciduous low growing plant, but great color.

LAVENDULA
Lavender hedges have been around for many years, aromatic, respond well to pruning and a great display of flowers rise above the foliage in spring.

ROSMARINUS
Rosemary is another aromatic low growing plant, easy to keep in shape, flowers in spring and really a tough plant.Requires a well drained soil.

SANTOLINA
Santolina or 'Lavender Cotton', fairly unusual in Australia but gaining lots of admirers. Drought tolerant, pretty yellow flowers in spring to summer and can be kept to under .5m.

Santolina chamaecyparissus 'Nana' and Santolina pinnata neopolitana are two species. Perhaps a little slow, but great once it gets going.