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Round hedge plants are a fantastic choice for New Zealand gardens, offering formal structure, lush greenery, and low-maintenance style. Whether you want to define a garden border, create privacy, or add a touch of elegance to your property, round hedge plants are versatile and reliable. Their naturally rounded growth habit makes them perfect for shaping, and they respond well to regular trimming to maintain that soft, mounded look year-round.

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Escallonia 'Gold Brian'

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Escallonia 'Gold Brian' is a colourful evergreen shrub valued for its attractive golden foliage and contrasting pink flowers. The bright foliage provides year round interest and helps illuminate garden spaces, while the flowers add seasonal colour and attract pollinators.

Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 2.00 m
Spread: 1.50 m
Flowering time: Spring, Summer
Tolerances: Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern
Euonymus 'Emerald Gem' small hedge with dense green foliage.

Euonymus 'Emerald Gem'

Euonymus 'Emerald Gem' is a hardy, evergreen shrub admired for its dense, compact form and glossy dark green foliage. With its neat rounded shape, it provides year round structure and colour in NZ gardens. This versatile plant is ideal for low hedging, borders, or container growing.

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 75 cm
Spread: 75 cm
Flowering time: Summer
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Borders, Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Patios, Pool areas, Topiary
Garden styles: Alpine, Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Modern, Rock
A Viburnum 'Dense Fence' hedge with lush, green foliage.
Viburnum 'Dense Fence'

Viburnum 'Dense Fence' is a fast growing evergreen shrub selected for its naturally dense habit, glossy green foliage, and excellent screening...

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Coprosma repens 'Middlemore' high-quality plants for sale at The Plant Company nursery.
Coprosma 'Middlemore'

Coprosma 'Middlemore' is a hardy New Zealand native shrub valued for its dense bright green foliage and compact rounded growth habit. Well suited to...

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Ligustrum 'Rotundifolium'

Ligustrum 'Rotundifolium' (Japanese Privet) is a hardy evergreen shrub admired for its rounded glossy green leaves and dense compact growth habit...

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Westringia 'Aussie Box'

Westringia 'Aussie Box' is a compact evergreen shrub prized for its dense bright green foliage, naturally rounded habit, and small white flowers that...

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Coprosma Poor Knights with lush green foliage.
Coprosma 'Poor Knights' (Taupata)

Coprosma 'Poor Knights' is a vibrant evergreen shrub valued for its glossy lime green foliage and compact rounded habit. This NZ native selection...

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Westringia fruticosa

Westringia fruticosa (Coastal Rosemary) is a hardy evergreen shrub prized for its fine grey green foliage, naturally dense habit, and delicate white...

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Correa 'Limelight'

Correa 'Limelight' (Australian Fuchsia) is a hardy evergreen shrub known for its soft green foliage and lime tinged creamy flowers that appear over a...

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Leptospermum 'Wairere'

Leptospermum 'Wairere' is a hardy evergreen shrub admired for its dense foliage and masses of attractive flowers through spring and summer. This...

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A large Ilex crenata 'Convexa' shrub with dense, green foliage.
Ilex crenata 'Convexa'

Ilex crenata 'Convexa' is a compact evergreen shrub admired for its small glossy dark green leaves and naturally dense growth habit. Often used as an...

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Syzygium Resilience hedge.
Syzygium 'Resilience'

Syzygium 'Resilience', commonly known as Lilly Pilly 'Resilience', is a popular evergreen shrub valued for its glossy foliage, dense growth habit...

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Viburnum davidii (male)

Viburnum davidii (Male) is a compact evergreen shrub valued for its distinctive leathery foliage with deeply impressed veins and naturally rounded...

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Correa 'Dusky Bells'

Correa 'Dusky Bells' is a compact evergreen shrub known for its attractive dusky pink bell shaped flowers and soft grey green foliage. It brings year...

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Coprosma 'Black Cloud' shrub in a garden with black and green foliage.
Coprosma 'Black Cloud' (Black Coprosma)

Coprosma 'Black Cloud' is a striking evergreen shrub valued for its deep near black foliage and compact growth habit. Well suited to New Zealand...

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Choisya ternata with lush foliage and white flowers.
Choisya ternata (Mexican Mock Orange)

Choisya ternata, commonly known as Mexican Orange Blossom, is a lush, evergreen shrub prized for its glossy green foliage and clusters of fragrant...

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Loropetalum 'Plum Gorgeous' with beautiful purple foliage growing out across a deck.
Loropetalum 'Plum Gorgeous'

Loropetalum 'Plum Gorgeous' is a colourful evergreen shrub prized for its rich plum purple foliage and masses of vibrant pink fringe flowers from...

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Buxus microphylla 'Koreana' (Korean Box) plant with lush, green foliage.
Buxus koreana (Korean Boxwood)

Buxus koreana, commonly known as Korean Box, is a cold-hardy, evergreen shrub ideal for low hedging and formal borders in New Zealand gardens. It...

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A magnificant Photinia 'Super Hedge' hedge.
Photinia 'Super Hedge'

Photinia 'Super Hedge' features bright and colourful foliage with bright red new growth. This foliage ages to become mid-dark green, resulting in a...

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A Lonicera 'Honey Hedge Lemon' plant in a garden.
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...

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Stromanthe triostar plant.
Stromanthe Triostar (Stromanthe Plant)

Stromanthe Triostar is a popular indoor plant owing to its lush and colourful foliage. It features elegant, dark green, pink, and cream-coloured...

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A strong and studry planting spade.
Ace1 Planting Spade

The Ace 1 planting spade is a must for any gardener. This spade is designed so it can penetrate the ground easily without jarring the wrists in the...

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Clianthus puniceus (Parrot Beak Plant)

Clianthus puniceus (Kakabeak) is a spectacular New Zealand native shrub renowned for its striking clusters of brilliant red, beak shaped flowers that...

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Juncus effusus plants growing in water.
Juncus effusus (Soft Rush Plant)

Juncus effusus (Spiral Rush) is an eye catching rush valued for its distinctive twisting green stems, compact clumping habit, and strong...

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White flowers on a Cistus 'Snowmound' plant with green foliage.
Cistus 'Snowmound' (White Rock Rose Plant)

Cistus ‘Snowmound’ is a compact evergreen shrub that produces a breathtaking display of pure white flowers with golden-yellow centres from late...

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Moss Pole For Plants (Moss Pole For Plants)

These moss poles for plants are made from Coir Fibre (i.e., the husks of coconuts). They are an eco-friendly option to help plants grow healthier and...

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Shadecloth - 70% Shade (Shade Cloth For Plants)

This shade cloth for plants, which is also used as plant windbreaks, reduces light levels and windspeeds by 70%. Therefore, 30% of the wind or light...

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Disphyma australe pink flowers and fleshy, green leaves.
Disphyma australe (NZ Ice Plant)

Disphyma australe, commonly known as NZ Ice Plant, is a hardy and attractive groundcover valued for its fleshy, bright green foliage and striking...

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Agave americana 'Variegata' (Variegated Century Plant)

Agave americana 'Variegata' is a striking evergreen succulent valued for its bold architectural form and strongly variegated foliage. It forms a...

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Strelitzia nicolai (White Bird Of Paradise Plant)

Strelitzia nicolai (Giant White Bird Of Paradise) is a bold, architectural plant known for its large banana like leaves and striking white and blue...

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Fertiliser for acid loving plants

Fertiliser for acid loving plants provides targeted nutrition for plants that perform best in acidic soil conditions. It helps support healthy...

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5 Litre Plant Pots

5 Litre Plant Pots are a practical choice for growing larger shrubs, perennials, grasses, herbs, and young trees. They provide generous root space to...

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Escallonia 'Gold Brian'

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Why Choose Round Hedge Plants for Your Garden?

Round hedge plants are favoured for their neat shape, making them ideal for both classic and contemporary landscapes. Their symmetrical form suits topiary, border hedges, or stand-alone feature plants. These shrubs often have dense foliage, which provides excellent coverage for privacy and wind protection. Many round hedge plants are also drought-tolerant, cope well with New Zealand conditions, and attract native birdlife with berries or nectar.

Top Picks for Round Hedge Plants

Choosing the right round hedge plants depends on your climate, soil, and the look you’re after. Below are some of our top recommendations, well-suited for New Zealand gardens:

Tips for Growing and Maintaining Round Hedge Plants

Plant your round hedge plants in well-drained soil and water regularly until established. Trim lightly two to three times a year to keep their shape full and dense. Adding mulch will keep roots cool and weeds at bay. For feeding, use a slow-release, balanced fertiliser in spring to boost growth and colour.

Round hedge plants provide year-round interest and structure, thriving in New Zealand’s diverse climates. Explore our range of round hedge plants to bring timeless, natural style to your garden.


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