fast growing hedge

kkennedy

hi looking for advice on what hedge or shrub to plant, live in a cottage in garden and on a large garden prodject and want to put a hedge or some kind of shrub around the outer area of the huge garden, looking for a fast growing hedge/shrub that will grow upto about 4ft thanks

blossomhill_2

hebe? Any other hedging I can think of (privet, photinia, pyracantha etc )would grow way higher
chenomolese could be kept to 4' - oh and so could sage or rosemary

gibson123

I remember when I put in a fast growing lawn a few years ago, because I wanted a quick result, then realised after it was established it would ALWAYS be fast growing, never again, the maintenance was a nightmare. You may want to consider the fast growing bit.

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cotoneaster francheti

http://www.best4hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Cotoneaster_Franchetii.html?gclid=CIP84YCHwrECFc8KtAod1hIAcg

It is a lovely hedge and very easy to keep tidy. We were always happy with ours, which was 4` tall. We cut it a couple of times a year

glasgowdan

Pieris is lovely and easy to trim into a nice fine shape, fairly slow growing but you can buy it to size so it will hedge-up pretty quick. Privet is the obvious plant of choice for this, viburnum would also be good.

Buy plants large and get a slow-growing plant.

Leif

The cheapest way to create a hedge is to buy the bare root plants, in winter or early spring. I think I paid £1 a plant for Privet, and 3 per meter, so £45 for a 15m hedge. Probably 4 times that for potted plants. Flowering quince is lovely, but deciduous. Forsythia (named after one of Brucie's ancestors no less) is gorgeous in spring, but deciduous. Apparently bamboo is fast growing, and clumping varieties do not spread, although it can be very nasty if non clumping.

glasgowdan wrote: »

Pieris is lovely and easy to trim into a nice fine shape, fairly slow growing but you can buy it to size so it will hedge-up pretty quick. Privet is the obvious plant of choice for this, viburnum would also be good.

Buy plants large and get a slow-growing plant.

That could be expensive, although a good idea. The time saved not having to trim a fast growing hedge each morning is probably worth the extra cost.

shegirl

Can anyone recommend hedging to be kept up to around 1m (ish) that would be good for a front garden,preferably something with berries in winter or nice colouring but non spikey preferred? Don't want to go to high with it but thought it would be nicer than putting a fence out the front

SailorSam

I bought bare rooted plants from here, check them out they have a wide range.
Hedges and Hedging plants online - Hedges Direct UK

cyclonebri1

My choice would be Pyracantha, or more preferably Berberris, thumbergii autopuperious. Used both and they are good

Please feel free to laugh at the spelling, it's from a fading memory but berberis works and looks very good,;)

Leif

shegirl wrote: »

Can anyone recommend hedging to be kept up to around 1m (ish) that would be good for a front garden,preferably something with berries in winter or nice colouring but non spikey preferred? Don't want to go to high with it but thought it would be nicer than putting a fence out the front

I have a Cotoneaster at the side, which is covered in flowers in late summer and berries in winter. I think the birds eat them. It is easy to trim with a hedge trimmer, and grows to about 1m. There are many species, some tall, some prostrate, some in between. Mine could be C. dammeri.

shegirl

Leif wrote: »

I have a Cotoneaster at the side, which is covered in flowers in late summer and berries in winter. I think the birds eat them. It is easy to trim with a hedge trimmer, and grows to about 1m. There are many species, some tall, some prostrate, some in between. Mine could be C. dammeri.

Just had a look online and they look lovely Want the berries partially because they look lovely lol but also for birds.Ds would love birds eating them!