best small hedge plants
Looking to define garden beds, create privacy, or add structure to your landscape? Choosing the best small hedge plants can transform your outdoor space, even with limited room. Compact hedges make excellent borders, screen unsightly corners, and offer year-round appeal without overshadowing other plantings. With so many versatile options suitable for New Zealand conditions, it’s easy to find small hedges that fit your style, thrive in our climate, and are manageable in size.
Buxus microphylla (Littleleaf Boxwood)
Buxus microphylla, commonly known as Japanese Box or Littleleaf Boxwood, is a compact evergreen shrub renowned for its dense, glossy green foliage and adaptability to shaping. Ideal for formal hedges, borders, and topiary, it maintains its vibrant colour year-round. With excellent cold tolerance and minimal shaping required, it's a reliable choice for formal gardens, cottage landscapes, and container planting throughout New Zealand.
From $20.63
Pittosporum 'Small Ball'
Pittosporum 'Small Ball' is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its naturally rounded growth habit, dense foliage, and tidy appearance. This dwarf variety provides year round structure and colour while requiring very little maintenance, making it ideal for modern landscapes and smaller gardens. Its neat form makes it perfect for low hedges, borders, containers, and feature planting. Well suited to New Zealand conditions, Pittosporum 'Small Ball' is a reliable shrub that delivers lasting visual appeal and practical landscaping benefits throughout the year.
From $22.01
