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Hedges Direct’s top tips for shady or small gardens
Getting the right hedge or shrub for your garden is crucial for an evergreen feature that looks good all year round, whether in a shady spot, small space or to encourage wildlife to the garden
At BBC Gardeners’ World Live,Hedges Direct have been proud to supply the hedging plants and shrubs to many of the Show Gardens and show spaces.You might have seen their Beech hedging troughs at The Living Landscape – A Nostalgic Experience Show Garden by the Garden Design Co with Michael Wheat, or their Beech pleached trees and delightful Pittosporums at Kim Parish’s Nurture through Nature Garden, with Landscapes of Distinction.Plus plenty of topiary & the ever popular Laurels throughout the show!
The Hedges Direct squad have teamed up to share some of their top tip for some of the hedging you might have spot at BBC Gardeners ’ World Live , that are idealistic for tone , small space and wildlife , and how to manage for them .
Written by Hedges Direct
With over 120 mintage of hedging Hedges Direct have something for every taste and every garden . Shady garden ? No trouble . Short on space ? They ’ve got you cover . Looking for hedging plants to appeal wildlife and pollinator ? count no further . Here are a few suggestion that may avail you bump your perfect hedging .
For shady gardens
Portuguese Laurel is a favourable hedge industrial plant to have in any garden as it is easy to grow in all dirt conditions and situations from full sun to full , dry shade . It is often referred to by its Romance name Prunus lusitanica Angustifolia and showcases pleasant-tasting dark green , place , glistening leaves on striking mystifying pinko or maroon stems . Small , fragrant white flowers blossom in summer which are popular with bee and butterflies , along with little red fruits which are a favourite with birds . In the fall , the yield plow black .
Portuguese Laurel is exceptionally resilient and sturdy thanCherry Laurel , although some twist protection is advised in sphere where windburn could present a problem . Prunus lusitanica has a medium growth rate build it promiscuous to maintain and shape . This Laurel species should only call for trim once a yr in late summertime although it can grow to be much tall if ask .
Small spaces
There are legion benefits and reason why gardener prefer to buy Box hedging . This species of plant is aboriginal , tincture large-minded and suited for most stain types and sites other than wet or breezy . Box hedging is a versatile , classic hedge that is favoured by gardeners for its dense and leafy appearance . People also prefer to buy boxwood hedging because it provides a stunning , green privateness blind if develop to peak . It ’s a fantastic shrub for creating hedge border , partitions , green fence ( maze and pathways ) and beautiful and intricate parterre knotwork garden . genus Buxus sempervirens is one of our preferred metal money of hedging , as it has a the great unwashed of possible combinations for flesh , height and use , which is why it ’s systematically a top ten selling coinage of hedging plant .
Buxus sempervirens has dense , modest , pear-shaped , dark evergreen plant get out with an average growth charge per unit of approx 10 - 15 cm per annum . When you buy box seat hedging , it should be shave in recent spring withhand garden shears , keeping the blade of the shear parallel to the hedging Earth’s surface . For an even more low grow hedgerow , tryDwarf Box Hedging Plants(Buxus sempervirens Suffriticosa ) , or look at the unbelievable selection oflow grow hedging plantsfor more options and inspiration .
As an alternative to Box hedging , it would be worth considering Euonymus ‘ denim hugues ’ – Euonymus japonicus ‘ Jean Hugues ’ is a heavy , thickset shrub with lovely evergreen leaf . Euonymus japonicus ‘ Jean Hugues ’ is a dense , thickset bush with lovely evergreen leaf . It is staring for parterre and formal hedging as the leaf keep on its dark green colour throughout winter . It is well suitable to garden border and hedging ; with its slow growth charge per unit this is a perfect choice for small spaces.a
To encourage wildlife
Hidcote Lavender is a lovely diversity of old fashioned English Lavender ( introduced in 1950 ) but with dark purple prime spikes – sensational for large planting schemes . Lavender ‘ Hidcote ’ is a hardy variety of Lavender native to the British Isles and is incredibly fragrant with vivid purple flowers that are a magnet for bees and other pollinators . This realize them an ideal fellow to your yield trees or garden veg fleck . This variety produce to about 50 atomic number 96 and is included in ourlow raise sectionalongside a selection of alternative species . When set against the other master form of British Lavender , English ‘ Munstead ’ , Lavender ‘ Hidcote ’ has darker purplish efflorescence spike , with a bolder colour of leaf that is equally as fragrant . Combine with otherhedge coinage with flowersandfragrant hedgingto create a intense treat for the senses in your garden !
Lavender prefers full Lord’s Day , ideally south or west face . It is suitable for poor or moderately fertile , well drained alkaline soil . Once make they are drouth resistant and they certainly do not care to be waterlogged or to sit in sloshed soil – plant on a land ridge to fend off origin sitting in wet soil . Tolerant of seaside weather condition . See also the kitchen range ofhedging for exposed web site . Hidcote Lavender are usable all year round – plants bought in autumn , winter or spring will flower in the first summer . Whilst Lavender Hidcote is a popular variety ofLavender hedging , there is also the following additional diversity for sales agreement – English Lavender , French Lavender , White Lavender , andDwarf Lavender .
New year , new garden , new trends !
We ’re through the garden logic gate into 2023 , with a host of horticulture trends flower throughout the land . Fromhouse plantsreaching dizzying tallness of popularity , to the colour of the year ‘ Viva Magenta’,read on for our full list of trends .
To get up close and personal with wise garden brainchild , new plants , the former gardening outfit and more , get together us in 2023 .
Colour of the Year 2023
Hand - picked by Pantone , the colouration of the year has been named as ‘ Viva Magenta .
Pantone describe the color as‘brave and fearless , and a pulsate colour whose exuberance raise a joyous and affirmative solemnization , writing a raw narrative . ’
Discover a public of people of color and odour in the stunningFloral Marquee , bursting with laurels - winning baby’s room and video display .
Sustainable gardening
Whilst your garden might seem to already be very green , it can always be greener !
Discover ways you may make gardening more sustainable , like upcycling common items to make stylish feature . What was a pallet , hessian bag , number of pipe , and tin cans , could become a plantation owner , arise bags , piss feature , and wildlife habitats .
Be inhale by the BBC Gardeners ’ World Magazine editorial team as they ’re joined by expert to give tips and advice .
Grow your own food
Looking to go from grime to supper this twelvemonth ? Get bright advice from the National Allotment Society at the result .
Peat-free gardening
Learn about the recent peat - free compost from exhibitor who can put up look - to - face advice .
Indoor gardening
Foliage does n’t just belong to outside – bring nature indoors and be inspired by the Houseplant Hub .
Mindful gardening
Beautiful Borders returns with this year ’s theme ‘ My Garden Escape ’ to give you space savvy thought .
Gardening on a budget
get word different ways you’re able to rent your garden bloom under a tighter budget , with advice from expert gardeners .
Fermented foods
Visit the BBC Good Food Summer Show ( with free incoming with your ticket ! ) and discover the latest gastronome trends .
Feeling inspired ? happen out what else is happening at BBC Gardeners ’ World dwell this June !
