Using our 20 years of experience in developing, maintaining and planting instant hedging, we are now producing our own Practical Instant Hedge™ which is mature hedge grown in 1m long pieces here at our nursery in Iver, Buckinghamshire. The production methodensures that this mature hedge is easy to handlewith no transplant shock and that it can be planted all year round.
We have an expert grower overseeing production and are able to offer a premium mature hedging product, grown with top quality plants, suitable for both commercial and domestic situations. Our Practical Instant Hedging range currently consists of Native Mix, Griselinia, Yew, Elaeagnus, Portuguese Laurel, Common Laurel, Privet, Photinia ‘Red Robin’, Hawthorn, Green Beech, Purple Beech, Hornbeam, Holly, White Cedar (pictured) plus two new species, Blue Holly and Burkwood Osmanthus.
White Cedar Instant Hedge
Our Instant Hedge is particularly easy to plant and is available for delivery to your garden project right now!
Practical Instant Hedge™ Varieties
We have over fifteen thousand metres of instant hedge in production – the species and heights available are listed below. The availability can change on a weekly basis and therefore we welcome specific enquiries, based on the approximate linear metres required and the time of planting. You are also very welcome to visit our nursery to view and select your instant hedge – please contact us to make an appointment and one of our experts will show you around.
Evergreen Instant Hedging
Yew(Taxus baccata)
60cm, 1 to 1.2m, 1.3 to 1.5m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Broadleaf (Griselinia littoralis)
90 to 100cm and 1.2 to 1.5m high
Oleaster(Elaeagnus ebbingei ‘Compacta’)
1 to 1.2 and 1.2 to 1.5m high
Portuguese Laurel(Prunus lusitanica ‘Angustifolia’)
1 to1.2m, 1.2 to 1.5m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Laurel(Prunus laurocerasus ‘Rotundifolia’)
1 to 1.2m, 1.3 to 1.5m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
English Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
1.2 to 1.4m and 1.4 to 1.6m high
White Cedar – (Thuja occidentalis ‘Brabant’)
1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Privet(Ligustrum ovalifolium)semi-evergreen
1.2 to 1.5m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Photinia (fraseri ‘Red Robin’)
1.4 to 1.6m high
Blue Holly(Ilex meserveae)
1.4 to 1.6m high
Burkwood osmanthus(Osmanthus burkwoodii)
60cm to 100cm high
Deciduous Instant Hedging
Native Mix (various mixes of native plants)
1 to 1.2m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 – 2m high
Beech(fa*gus sylvatica)
1 – 1.2m, 1.2 to 1.4m, 1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Hornbeam(Carpinus betulus)
1.2 to 1.5 and 1.6 to 1.8m high
Hawthorn(Crataegus monogyna)
1.5 to 1.8m and 1.8 to 2m high
Purple Beech(fa*gus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’)
1 – 1.2m high
The Practical Instant Hedge™ Difference
- Densely pre-planted and ready grown to 35 – 60cm wide andup to 2m high, species dependent
- Supplied in one metre long pieces grown in hedge bags
- Easy to plant
- Supplied on standard 1m x 1.2m pallets
- All stock is carefully maintained, irrigated and treated with controlled release nutrients to optimise health
- Available in any lengths, and can be bent to almost any shape
- Can be planted all year round
- Available direct on a supply only or supplyand plant basis throughout the UK by the metre
- Prices vary according to species, height, quantity, and planting logistics
- Recommended automatic irrigation systems can be installed at the same time as planting
Practical Instant Hedge™ growing in the nurseryat Iver
Practical Instant Hedge
Please Contact our sales team for a detailed quotation, or to arrange a nursery visit.
Award Winning Hedging
Our UK grown Instant Hedge is proving very popular with gardening professionals. Over 400m has been planted in the Children’s Garden atRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Whilst many Garden Designers at the Royal Horticultural Society Garden shows and festivals throughout the year, including Chelsea and Hampton Court, have used out PracticalInstant Hedges™ as a background for their designs.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Dave Green
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Guide Dog 90th Anniversery
Woolcott and Smith
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Hot Tin Roof
Ellie Edkins
RHS Chelsea Flower Show IBC Pocket Forest
Sara Edwards
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Pop Street
John McPherson
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Stolen Soul
Anna Dabrowska-Jaudi
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Tranquil Space
Mika Misawa
RHS Hampton Court Communication Garden
Amelia Bouquet
RHS Hampton Court Message in a bottle
Tracy Foster
RHS Tatton Park Garden of Resilience
Leon Davis
RHS Tatton Park its not to be OK
James Smith
RHS Tatton Park Rehearse Garden
Emilie Bausager
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
We grew 200 metres of Mixed Native and 190 metres Green Beech Practical Instant Hedges™ for Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
See our Projects page for more information on these gardens.
RHSTatton Park Flower Show 2019
We supplied our elegant Portuguese Laurel Practical Instant Hedge for Kristian Reay’s Phytosanctuary Garden in the Young Designers category. This garden gave Kristian a Gold medal and Best Young Designer 2019 award.
See our Projects page for more information on these gardens.
RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival 2019
Six gardens were supplied with 75m of our Instant Hedge as well as five semi-mature trees at the world’s largest annual flower show. Two Silver medals, two silver gilts and a Gold medal, plus Best in Class, Best Construction and Peoples’ Choice Awards
See our Projects page for more information on these gardens.
RHSHampton Court Flower Show 2018
We supplied our Practical Instant Hedge for three Show Gardens. The hedges used were Native Mix and Griselinia.
See ourProjectspage for more information on these gardens.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2017
Our Practical Instant Hedge had its first outing to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in May 2017
A mock-up of our Native Mix Practical Instant Hedging before going to Adam and Jon’s Chelsea Garden for World Horse Welfare, which went onto win a Gold Medal andThe People’s Award for Best Artisan Garden .
See ourProjectspage for all the details on these gardens.
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