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Low formal hedge?

Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
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Hi I am in need of some help, I have an L shaped border at front of house that borders a footpath and driveway, width of border is 2 feet with 2 feet of lawn. I am going to plant a hedge, problem is I cant decide on what, its 15 meters in length. Originally i was going with box, seemed cheap and readily available. I've now read about the horrors of the moth and blight, I am lost and dont know what to do  any help? Preferably evergreen, formal and going to maintain a height of 3 feet? 


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  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Yew would give a formal look and can be used as a low hedge. 
    Euonymus Green Rocket or Jean Hughes are often suggested as alternatives to box. Lonicera nitida can be kept clipped but needs doing several times a year to keep it tight and tidy.
     If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero
    East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
  • Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
    Thanks for the quick reply, I ll go and look at those recommendations. 



  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Lonicera Nitida and L.n Baggeson's Gold  make  nice dense  lowish hedges
    Devon.
  • Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
    Thanks, this will be my first attempt at a low hedge, Jean hughes is nice if a little expensive, I do like the look of the nitida too and the L.n Baggeson's gold looks great.


  • Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
    Richiepg25 said:
    Thanks, this will be my first attempt at a low hedge, Jean hughes is nice if a little expensive, I do like the look of the nitida too and the L.n Baggeson's gold looks great.


    Actually Jean hughes is around the same price as the rest, I may be leaning towards it. 

  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    Euonymus Green Spire is a dwarf variety, only grows to about 2 feet, and looks very similar to Box in leaf size/colour.  We hardly need to clip it at all.  Baggesons Gold will probably be cheaper, and you can prune it into very precise shapes, but it needs more pruning.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Baggesons Gold is gorgeous ... it always looks as if the sun is shining on it. 🌞 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
    Cheers folks, euonymus green spire or bagesons gold it is, decisions decisions 😃
  • Richiepg25Richiepg25 Posts: 8
    Euonymus green spire it is, thanks you lot 

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