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Hedging

bevywellbevywell Posts: 2
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I am planning to split my garden to make it easier for me to look after, I would like to plant a hedge halfway but not sure which hedge to plant, I would like it to be evergreen, not spiky and not too tall, ideally about 5ft with low maintenance. Any advise will be appreciated.

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    To keep a hedge at 5ft it will have to be cut once or twice a year so is that your definition for low maintenance?
    I wouldn't plant laurel or privet as they need more looking after to keep that height and they  can grow quite deep.
    Viburnum tinus is well behaved but will take some years to reach 5ft. 
    Eleagnus is another good hedge.
  • parrotfeather*parrotfeather* Posts: 188
    Yew is evergreen and not spiky and can be cut down or thinned if it gets too big as it will regrow from old wood, but it will need at least one trim per year.  Unless you have a heavy, wet soil it can grow quite quickly to 5ft once it settles in.
  • Tanty2Tanty2 Posts: 231
    What about Griselinia Litoralis?  I have SO MANY in my garden for hedging and they're brilliant :)  They grow about three feet a year and bush out really well but can be cut back to any height and will not sulk.  They don't mind wind, salt, mad British weather one bit.  They're evergreen, they do need to be planted in a spot that gets some sun, they have the prettiest leaves and require bog-all maintenance unless you feel like it.   You can just cut them a wee bit and leave them their natural shape or you can go at them with trimmers and make it look more like a solid hedge.  It has no spikes.  It does have teeny pretty lime green flowers.  Plant them 75cm - 1m apart and they'll grow into each other in a season or two - it's a VERY accommodating plant :)
  • bevywellbevywell Posts: 2
    Tanty2 said:
    What about Griselinia Litoralis?  I have SO MANY in my garden for hedging and they're brilliant :)  They grow about three feet a year and bush out really well but can be cut back to any height and will not sulk.  They don't mind wind, salt, mad British weather one bit.  They're evergreen, they do need to be planted in a spot that gets some sun, they have the prettiest leaves and require bog-all maintenance unless you feel like it.   You can just cut them a wee bit and leave them their natural shape or you can go at them with trimmers and make it look more like a solid hedge.  It has no spikes.  It does have teeny pretty lime green flowers.  Plant them 75cm - 1m apart and they'll grow into each other in a season or two - it's a VERY accommodating plant :)
    This sounds great I'm going to check it out. Thank you
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