Growing a hedge in pots

theGrinch

Any suggestions on what to plant for a quick growing evergreen hedge (1m high) to cover a 5 meter span but grown in pots?

spadoosh

Laurel or bamboo would be my go to.

sheramber

You'll have a job keeping a laurel hedge to 1 m .

Davesnave

1 metre means it's not being used for privacy and shouldn't be problematic facing a public road. As above, some plants won't be very happy or easy to keep at that height, especially fast growers in pots.

I've used Cotoneaster simonsii for just this purpose, but it hasn't fared too well in recent dry summers, so I can't recommend it on drier soil. C franchetii is similar, more robust and might be better. Neither is 100% evergreen, but the berries and density mean you don't notice the leaf change.

I don't get on well here with Photinas, so haven't tried Little Red Robin. As a 'car park plant,' I'd think it might work fine in the smaller form, just not on my soil.:(

Thinking of car parks, Berberis darwinii is often used for low separator beds, so it would be a good choice, as would Osmanthus burkwoodii, which is more expensive and slower growing, but classier. Another candidate, if you aren't in a cold area, is Griselina littoralis.


EDIT: I'm not sure how one could grow a proper hedge in pots. You can put individual plants in a line in pots, but eventually the compost will need changing so they have to be picked up and they'll never go back exactly as they were. Also, the watering will be onerous. Lastly, unless you guard against vine weevil, they could easily bump the lot off in one winter with some species.

theGrinch

sheramber wrote: »

You'll have a job keeping a laurel hedge to 1 m .

Even in pots?

sheramber

Unless you are going to root prune it it will soon become pot bound.

You could have 3 ft high rhododendrons in ericaceous compost but the compost would need renewing eventually.

Visit a local garden centre and see what grows well in your area. They should be able to give you advice

System

I’m no hedge expert however if you plant a hedge with ivy and Virginia creeper, the fence will be covered by 2 means making it private and quickly.