Anyone know anything about hedging?

[Black_S3]

I'm looking at planting a 30m hedge around the front of my house.

What I need is something that:
tolerates a windy site (not coastal, but 40-50mph wind is not uncommon & it is all in full sun at least 1/2 the day).
100% evergreen as I don't want to be raking up leaves.
Doesn't grow too fast as I I'd prefer to wait for it to establish over having Lelandi type maintenance.
Ideal final height somewhere between 1.3M & 1.7M
Provides decent screening without needing too much width.
Preferably available as bare root to keep it cheap.

So far bare root 40/60cm Yew@ £3 odd a plant seems the best bet, are there any other options to consider?

Also, does anyone have any idea what width a 1.5m single row yew hedge would roughly be?

Thanks!

[crankedup]

Perhaps consider a privet hedge, has not been in garden fashion for the past 25 years having been overused during the 1950’s.
Buy bare roots to from about £1 per plant.
Undemanding plant and tolerant of tough conditions.
Easy maintenance with a electric trimmer.
Evergreen
Due to make a fashion comeback any time soon?

Yew is a very nice hedgeing plant but I personally find it to be oppressively dark in colour when used as such.

[boyse7en]

Laurel is another one to look at. Available in a range of shades of shiny green

[Johnnytheboy]

Griselinia Littoralis.

- Lovely glossy foliage
- Evergreen
- Boomproof

[dmsims]

Another to consider - Bay

[brrapp]

Three more to consider are Pyracantha, Berberis, and my favourite, Escallonia.
All three are more suitable for dry/seaside locations than traditional evergreens such as Yew and Box . I find the first two a bit 'council' in a shrub bed but make a nice secure hedge if planted and maintained properly. Nice flowers in the summer too.

Sorry, I've just noticed you said not coastal. Doesn't make a difference though , all are suitable for any exposed site.

Edited by brrapp on Tuesday 6th February 12:07

[p1esk]

Johnnytheboy said:

Griselinia Littoralis.

- Lovely glossy foliage
- Evergreen
- Boomproof

I don't know about the Littoralis variety, but I've known Griselinias that were killed off, or at least badly damaged, by severe winter conditions.

[acme]

brrapp said:

Three more to consider are Pyracantha, Berberis, and my favourite, Escallonia.
All three are more suitable for dry/seaside locations than traditional evergreens such as Yew and Box . I find the first two a bit 'council' in a shrub bed but make a nice secure hedge if planted and maintained properly. Nice flowers in the summer too.

Sorry, I've just noticed you said not coastal. Doesn't make a difference though , all are suitable for any exposed site.

Edited by brrapp on Tuesday 6th February 12:07

Just a word of warning on both pyracantha and berberis, they're both very sharp and therefore a pain to trim. Pyracantha are very sharp, I personally wouldn't plant one. Berberis have a lovely deep red colour. I suspect you can get various varieties and it might just be mine that are like this, just a word of warning though

Edited by acme on Tuesday 6th February 13:18

[OtherBusiness]

Johnnytheboy said:

Griselinia Littoralis.

- Lovely glossy foliage
- Evergreen
- Boomproof

This is exactly what I used and its great

[p1esk]

acme said:

brrapp said:

Three more to consider are Pyracantha, Berberis, and my favourite, Escallonia.
All three are more suitable for dry/seaside locations than traditional evergreens such as Yew and Box . I find the first two a bit 'council' in a shrub bed but make a nice secure hedge if planted and maintained properly. Nice flowers in the summer too.

Sorry, I've just noticed you said not coastal. Doesn't make a difference though , all are suitable for any exposed site.

Edited by brrapp on Tuesday 6th February 12:07

Just a word of warning on both pyracantha and berberis, they're both very sharp and therefore a pain to trim. Pyracantha are very sharp, I personally wouldn't plant one. Berberis have a lovely deep red colour. I suspect you can get various varieties and it might just be mine that are like this, just a word of warning though)

I like the Berberis Darwinii; lovely little leaves like miniature holly, small yellow flowers in April/May, followed by lots of purple berries later in the summer. It doesn't grow very quickly but would that be any good?

[terry tibbs]

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