Hedging
See below for a selection of hedging plants we have available. Need help with spacing? Check out our hedge spacing guide here.
Buxus microphylla 'Wintergem'
An excellent evergreen shrub for small hedges. Among the hardiest of the small-leaved boxwoods, the rich green foliage can acquire a golden bronze hue in cold winter zones, but is one of the first to become green again in spring. Makes a wonderful addition to formal gardens, providing year-round interest. Tollerant to buxus blight. Recommend 5 plants per meter. Can be trimmed to 0.4m high hedge. Height = 1m Width = 1m
- Evergreen - Low hedge - Formal
Price 6-pack = $10
Buxus sempervirens
Box Hedging. Popular, relatively fast box hedging selection, usually tightly clipped into formal low hedging. Height = 1m Width = 1m
- Evergreen - Frost hardy - Low hedge - Formal - Shade tolerant
Price 6pack = $10
1.5ltr pot = $7.50

Buxus suffruticosa
English box hedge plant. This is the slower growing of the hedging Buxus, only requiring to be clipped once a year! Also makes a fantastic topiary plant for containers. Grows in sun or shade.
- Evergreen - Hardy - Hedging
Price
5ltr pot = $35
Carpinus betulus
Common Hornbeam. A great specimen or screening tree, perfect for formal gardens. Makes a fantastic hedge, especially as a pleached hedge. Deciduous with attractive yellow autumn colour then turn brown to form a jacket on the tree in winter. Hardy to wind and cold. Height = 12m (Mature) Width = 7m
- Deciduous - Shelter - Hedging - Formal
Price
10ltr bag = $25
Corokia 'Frosted Chocolate'
Excellent choice as a small to medium hedge. Has attractive bronze and brown foliage tones, with red berries. Tolerant to a wide range of conditions. Height = 1.5m Width = 1.5m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Hot and dry tolerant
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Corokia 'Geentys Green'
Excellent choice a s a small to medium sized hedge. Has attractive silvery green foliage tones. Height = 1.5m Width = 1.5m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Exposed sites - Hot and dry tolerant
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50

Cupressus x leylandii 'Robinsons Gold'
Leyland Cypress. Attractive, gold-tipped foliage, suitable for most soil types. Just as vigorous as most green leylands. Height = 30m Width = 7m
- Evergreen - Cold hardy - Shelter
Price 1- 99 = $10 each
99+ = $7.50 each
Elaeagnus ebbingei
Silverberry. A dense, fast growing upright shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Highly scented white flowers in autumn followed by orange-red edible fruit. Forms an ideal hedge which trims well or low shelter under trees. Fixes nitrogen. Height = 3.5m Width = 3.5m
- Evergreen - Very hardy - Wind, cold & salt tolerant. - Shelter - Hedge
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
10ltr bag = $25
Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'
Pink Escallonia. Shrub with shiny serrated foliage which responds well to trimming, making a tight, dense hedge. Large pale pink scented flowers. Height = 2.4m Width = 1.8m
- Evergreen - Hardy - Hedge - Shelter
Price 3ltr pot = $10

Escallonia 'Iveyi'
Very vigorous, evergreen shrub growing to 2.5m. Masses of fragrant white flowers throughout Summer. Tolerant of exposure and coastal sites. Great hedging plant.
Price 3ltr pot = $10

Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'
Copper Beech. A broadly-spreading tree, leaf colour ranges from red to dark purple. Fantastic formal hedge with vibrant colours in spring and summer. Looks great as a pleached hedge with smooth bark and fan shaped branching. Height = 25m Width = 15m
- Deciduous - Hardy - Shelter - Low hedging
Price 10ltr bag = $35
Griselinia littoralis 'Ardmore Emerald'
Darker green glossy highly polished leaves. Forms a very dense shrub which can be clipped into many forms. Ideal for hedging, screening and shrubberies. Tough and able to cope with all extremes except wet feet. Height = 2.5m Width = 2.5m
- Evergreen - Hedge - Screen - Hardy
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Griselinia littoralis 'Broadway Mint'
Broadleaf. An attractive and popular clonal form of G. littoralis with broad attractive, glossy, deep-green leaves. A must plant hedge for any garden that needs a screen, wind protection or just an attractive evergreen plant. Quick to establish and requires little maintenance. Height = 3m Width = 2m
- Evergreen - Hardy - Shelter - Hedging
Price 10ltr bag = $25
Lonicera nitida
Box Honeysuckle. Fast-growing, dense, box-like shrub, tolerates heavy trimming. Small dark, densely-growing leaves make for a great formal hedge or topiary. Red/purple tones in winter. Height = 3m Width = 3m
- Evergreen - Hardy - Formal
Price
3ltr pot = $10
Olearia traversii
Chatham Island Ake Ake. Upright, fast-growing tree excellent for hedging or shelter on dry, exposed sites. Great for coastal areas. Intolerant of wet sites. Tolerates only light frosts. Height = 5m Width = 2.5m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Hedging - Shelter
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Phebalium illumination
Variegated Satin Wood, Small upright tree thriving in moist, free-draining soils. Attractive yellow margined green variegated leaves. Upright form, fast growth and low branching makes for a good untrimmed hedge. Height = 5m Width = 2m
- Evergreen - Hardy - Shelter
Price 3ltr pot = $10
10ltr bag = $25
Photinia 'Supa Red'
A drought tolerant plant exhibiting extremely fast growth whilst being self branching. Kept trimmed regularly forms a dense hedge. Supa red produces amazing red colored foliage all year round. Height = 3m Width = 1.5m
- Evergreen - Drought tolerant - Full sun
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Pittosporum 'Greenscreen'
Compact evergreen shrub with attractive deep, dark-green foliage. Great dense hedge and used extensively as an ornamental. Height = 4m Width = 3m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Shelter - Hedging - Hardy
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
10ltr bag = $25

Pittosporum 'Mountain Green'
Small vibrant lime-green leaves and a dense, compact, upright habit. Great for hedging and screening and tolerant of dry. Height = 4m Width = 2m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Full sun - Hedging
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Pittosporum 'Screenmaster'
Small, silver-green wrinkled leaf. Quick growing and dense. Very popular hedging plant. Best in well drained soils. Height = 4m Width = 2m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Hardy - Cold tolerant - Hedging
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
Pittosporum 'Silver Pillar'
Silver Pillar is a stunning easy to grow and care for shrub with a upright growing habit of beautiful silver green leaves, margined with cream edges. An asset to any garden this pittosporum can be used in all types of planting. SIlver pillar has a naturally forming pillar shape that can be maintained as a compact, very tidy formal type bush or left to grow to its own form. Height = 3m Width = 1m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Hedging
Price 10ltr bag = $25
Pittosporum 'Small Ball'
Lovely compact pittosporum with a tiny leaf. It is very suitable for hedging and edging or just as a good filler where a hardy plant is needed. Height = 1.5m Width = 1m
- NZ Native - Evergreen - Hedging
Price
3ltr pot = $12.50

Prunus lusitanica
A good screening tree and popular hedging plant. Topiary standards excellent for formal design. Berries are poisonous to animals. Not tolerant of wet sites. Evergreen. Cold and drought hardy. Height =10m Width = 6m
-Evergreen - Hedging - Topiary - Screening - Formal planting
Price 3ltr pot = $12.50
10ltr bag = $25
Teuchrium fruiticans
Fast-growing, spreading, drought-tolerant grey shrub. Attractive hedge with pale-blue bee-attracting flowers. Looks great as a trimmed shrub, low shelter or topiary. Good on coastal sites. Needs trimming regularly. Height = 3m Width = 2m
- Evergreen - Hardy - Hedge - Formal
Price
3ltr pot = $10

Westringia Grey Box
Westringia Grey Box is a small compact shrub with greyish green foliage and pale lilac flowers. It flowers from Sep-May. It is both drought and frost hardy and will grow well even in poor soils. It makes a fabulous low hedging or topiary plant. Height =0.4m Width = 0.4m
- Evergreen - Flowers (White) - No trim hedge to 0.4m - Mass planting - Drought tolerant
Price 3ltr pots = $10
