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.
Buxus harlandii
Buxus harlandii grows to about 1 m tall and the same wide with charming, bright green leaves. Best results with this evergreen shrub are achieved when it is planted in full sun or partial shade on a well-drained site. Buxus harlandii is often trimmed into a formal hedge, used for topiary, planted as a screen, grown as a backdrop for smaller plants, or included in a mixed planting.
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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.
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