best hedge plants
Looking to create beautiful, private spaces in your garden? Choosing the best hedge plants is the key to transforming your outdoor area with greenery that provides privacy, structure, and year-round appeal. Whether you’re after dense evergreen hedges or flowering screens, selecting the right plants helps you achieve low-maintenance, fast-growing hedges tailored to New Zealand’s climate. Here, you’ll discover top-performing hedge species and expert recommendations for hedges that deliver lasting impact.
Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon'
Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' is an evergreen shrub often used instead of Buxus for hedges. It carries dense, upright branches that host small and glossy leaves that are variegated green and yellow. It typically grows to 1.5 m tall and 1 m wide. It can be trimmed as necessary, even down to 15 cm. Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' is often used for hedging and topiary, included in a mixed planting, or used to brighten up an area.
From $24.23
Viburnum Hedge Master
Viburnum Hedge Master is an evergreen shrub grown for its lush and colourful foliage. The glossy foliage emerges red and ages to become dark green. The leaves are held densely off sturdy stems. Left untrimmed it will grow to 2.5 m tall and 2 m wide but it is often contained to smaller sizes. Viburnum Hedge Master is commonly trimmed into a hedge or left untrimmed as an informal hedge. It is also well suited to including in a mixed planting, maintaining in a container, planting around outdoor living areas, or using to border an entrance.
From $26.93
