What plants are the best for hedging behind a front garden 4m wide? I'd like something evergreen but not privet. Buxus, yew? Ideally fast or medium growing to cover the area quickly.
Yew is probably my favorite but ive got escallonia in the front garden, the easiest thing in the world to grow, and at this time of year mine has tiny red flowers which the bees go mad for!
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Front garden wall!
Some evergreen hedging ideas here http://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/cgi-bin/ss000001.pl?page=search&SS=evergreen&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=ACTION&PR=-1&TB=A
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Prunus lusitanica - makes excellent hedge. HC
Laurel would be my first thought but Lonicera is quite quick growing and makes a nice hedge too.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Whats that one with the tiny scented flowers? Oleaster ebbingii? There is one by our local tesco, smells amazing
Mock Orange is a favourite of mine. The scent is amazing with your windows open it will waft in. Grows pretty quickly and forms a good hedge too!
I love Mock Orange (Philadelphus) too, love the perfume, but the Original Poster wants an evergreen hedge.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Viburnum
Gardenia?
Copper beech (not evergreen but will have leaves)
You could always use a climber like clematis armandii, or evergreen honeysuckle ?