Soil Types

Soil Types
  • Chalk
  • Clay
  • Dry
  • Loamy
  • Moist
  • Sandy
  • Well-draining

Location

Location
  • Full Shade
  • Full Sun
  • Partial Shade

Annual Growth Rate

Annual Growth Rate
  • Average
  • Fast
  • Slow

pH

pH
  • Acidic
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
  • Slightly Acidic
  • Slightly Alkaline

Root Structure

Root Structure
  • Cordate
  • Deep
  • Dense
  • Far-reaching
  • Sensitive to compaction
  • Sensitive to disturbance
  • Shallow

Potential

Potential
  • City, urban planting
  • Effective sound barrier
  • Security Hedge
  • Takes well to cutting
  • Tolerates coastal areas
  • Tolerates draught
  • Tolerates wet ground
  • Windy locations

Annual Trimming

Annual Trimming
  • At the end of the Summer
  • Autumn
  • During the growing season
  • In the Spring
  • Once
  • Twice
  • Winter

Characteristics

Characteristics
  • Deciduous
  • Evergreen
  • Formal Hedge or Screen
  • Loose Natural Hedge
  • Scented
  • Security Barrier
  • Tall Privacy Screen

Holly Hedge

Ilex Aquifolium
Holly Hedge

Holm Oak

Quercus ilex
Holm Oak Hedge

Hornbeam

Carpinus Betulus
hornbeam hedge

Native Mixture

Various native plants
native mixture hedge

Oval-Leaf Privet

Ligustrum ovalifolium
oval-leaf privet hedge

Portuguese Laurel Hedge

Prunus Lusitanica
Portuguese Laurel Hedge