Hedging Plants

The traditional hedging laurel. Large oval mid to deep green leaves. Will form a great hedge or specimen shrub. Can be trimmed to size. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 5m x 3m
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A glossy evergreen plant with long rounded deep leaves. New growth is bright scarlet red that fades with age through pink to deep green. Scented white flowers in springtime. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 200cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A glossy evergreen plant with small deep green leaves. It is a wonderful plant for creating small hedges or sculpting into a wide range of shapes. Any trimming is best done in late April and again in late August. It will grow in a range of acidic soils except waterlogged and thrives in both sun and shade. This plant makes a great alternative for those who have been affected by the Box caterpillar.

Features:

• This plant can be grown to form a small to medium size hedge. Or you may train it into a wide range of shapes.
• Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality ericaceous compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good quality ericaceous compost or John Innes ericaceous compost is recommended. It is also a good idea to feed annually in the spring with an ericaceous fertiliser.

This is an upright, dense, evergreen shrub bearing ovate, glossy, mid-green leaves, in spring or summer, small panicles of creamy-white flowers, occasionally followed by small black fruit. Can be trimmed to maintain shape. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 300cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A low growing shrub with brightly variegated leaves of green and gold. Will form a nice low growing hedge or screen.Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained position.

As a guide this plant can grow to about 60cm by 45cm

Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

A glossy evergreen plant with long rounded deep leaves. New growth is bright scarlet red that fades with age through pink to deep green. Scented white flowers in springtime. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 250cm x 200cm
• Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

Taxus Baccata 3l #

Features:

• One of the English Yew's. It forms an upright dense and tightly packed columnar plant with narrow green leaves that are edged with gold. It prefers well drained soils.
• Guide Height after 10yrs 150cm x 45cm
• This conifer is happy growing both in a container as well as the open border. For growing in a container we recommend that you use John Innes No 3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. For planting in the open border it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. Plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

This is an upright, bushy, evergreen shrub bearing elliptic, leathery, dark green leaves and small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in autumn. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 300cm x 200cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

A popular hedging plant with dark green foliage. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil. Should be trimmed regularly to maintain size and shape. As a guide this plant will grow to 5m x 1.5m in 10 yrs. Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

A popular hedging plant with dark green foliage. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil. Should be trimmed regularly to maintain size and shape. As a guide this plant will grow to 5m x 1.5m in 10 yrs. Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

A brightly coloured plant with mottled leaves of cream and green. Young growth is even brighter with a dash of stunning pink added as well to the crispy edged leaves. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained position.

As a guide this plant can grow to about 8ft by 6ft.

Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended

The traditional hedging laurel. Large oval mid to deep green leaves. Will form a great hedge or specimen shrub. Can be trimmed to size. Best grown in sun or partial shade in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 5m x 3m
• Here at Polhill we recommend that you use a good quality compost mixed with your garden soil when planting in the ground. If going into containers then a good multipurpose compost or John Innes compost is recommended