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popular hedge plants

Looking to create structure, privacy, or a lush green backdrop in your garden? Choosing from the many popular hedge plants available in New Zealand is the perfect way to achieve a stylish, easy-care landscape. Whether you want a formal clipped hedge, a windbreak, or an evergreen screen for year-round beauty, there’s a hedge plant suited to every garden style and condition. Explore some of our most popular hedge plants below to find the perfect variety for your home.

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Photinia ‘Red Robin’ is a popular evergreen shrub renowned for its vibrant red new growth, which contrasts beautifully with the mature glossy green foliage. It forms a dense, upright bush that can reach 3–4 metres tall, making it ideal for hedging, screening, or as a feature plant. In the spring, small white flowers appear, adding fantastic seasonal interest. Hardy and low-maintenance, Red Robin thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates regular trimming to maintain shape.

Buy Photinia 'Red Robin'

From $26.15

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Shrubs

Height: 4.00 m

Spread: 4.00 m

Flowering time: Spring

Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy

Garden uses: Hedging, Pool areas, Screening

Garden styles: Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern

Pittosporum tobira green foliage and elegant white flowers.

Pittosporum tobira (Australian Laurel)

Pittosporum tobira, commonly known as Japanese Pittosporum or mock orange, is a versatile, evergreen shrub prized for its glossy, green foliage and fragrant, white flowers. Native to East Asia, it thrives in New Zealand's climate and is an excellent choice for hedging, borders, or container planting. This hardy plant tolerates coastal conditions, wind, and frost, offering year-round interest with minimal maintenance.

Buy Pittosporum tobira (Australian Laurel)

From $22.01

Suited to regions: All regions

Plant type: Trees

Height: 10.00 m

Spread: 3.00 m

Flowering time: Spring, Summer

Tolerances: Coastal

Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Ponds, Pool areas, Screening

Garden styles: Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Native, White

Why Choose Popular Hedge Plants?

Popular hedge plants deliver more than just good looks. They provide effective privacy, can reduce noise and wind, and help define different areas in your garden. Many of these versatile plants are evergreen, so they look fantastic all year round. Some also offer fragrant flowers or edible fruit, making them a multi-purpose addition to your outdoor space. When you select reliable, tried-and-true varieties, you’ll benefit from proven performance with less worry about pests and diseases.

Top Varieties of Popular Hedge Plants

When it comes to selecting popular hedge plants, versatility, adaptability, and ease of maintenance are key considerations for New Zealand gardeners. Here are some of our favourites, all well-suited to Kiwi conditions:

Syzygium Resilience

Highly sought-after for its dense, glossy foliage and excellent screening ability, Syzygium Resilience is a superstar among popular hedge plants. This evergreen lilly pilly forms a dense hedge quickly, tolerates regular trimming, and features delightful flushes of vibrant new growth. It’s also resistant to psyllid pests, making it a reliable option for low-maintenance hedging.

Ligustrum Rotundifolium (Ligustrum japonicum)

If you prefer a classic, manicured hedge with year-round foliage, Ligustrum Rotundifolium (Ligustrum japonicum) is a top pick. Its rich green, rounded leaves give a lush, elegant look perfect for formal gardens and contemporary landscapes alike. Known for its hardiness and rapid growth, Ligustrum responds well to regular trimming and copes with a range of soil types.

Westringia Aussie Box and Westringia Grey Box

For gardeners after a drought-tolerant, hardy hedge, Westringia Aussie Box and Westringia Grey Box are standout choices among popular hedge plants. These Australian natives, sometimes called Coastal Rosemary, form neat, compact hedges that thrive in challenging conditions, including coastal exposure and poor soils. Their small, grey or green leaves and soft white flowers look fantastic all year.

Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon'

For something a little different, Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' offers cheerful yellow-green foliage and sweetly scented blooms in spring and summer. It’s an excellent, fast-growing hedge plant that responds well to regular clipping, providing a bright pop of colour and a wildlife-friendly habitat.

Choosing Your Best Hedge

When selecting from popular hedge plants, consider your garden's sun exposure, soil conditions, and how tall you want your hedge to grow. Fast-growing varieties like Syzygium Resilience are great for quick privacy, while options like Westringia Aussie Box excel in exposed or dry locations.

Explore our full range of popular hedge plants to find the ideal match for your garden—and enjoy year-round structure, greenery, and privacy with ease.

Contact us

Whether you need assistance finding the plant you’re looking for or you simply want to know more about who we are and what we do, we invite you to get in touch with us today. A member of The Plant Company team will get back in touch as soon as possible.

popular hedge plants

Photinia 'Red Robin'

Pittosporum tobira (Australian Laurel)

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