Hedging

National Garden Supplies are specialist grower of a wide range of hedging plants available. We've selected the plants on this website as our favourites, but we grow a wide range of other species and are confident we can supply any plant, in any size, and any quantity!
We take enormous pride in the superb quality of our plants, grown by qualified and experienced nurserymen in our team.

Beech Beech is not grown for its flowers or fruit but for its superb foliage of delicate fluttery leaves with wavy edges, initially a gentle soft golden green, then bright green and finally coppery. Strictly speaking, our native Beech is deciduous, but its crisp winter leaves, which stay on the plant until pushed off by the new bright green growth in spring, make it a great alternative to and evergreen hedge. It's relatively fast growing, at about 30-60cm p.a. so it does need to be trimmed in late summer/early autumn. The autumn clipping is essential for the leaf coverage to be retained throughout winter. Beech likes sun or partial shade and does well on almost any well-drained soil (acid or alkaline), but is not suitable for wet sites where Hornbeam is a more successful option. Height 100cm Width 20-25cm (minimum order 100)

Laurel This variety of Laurel has luxurious dark green, pointed, glossy leaves, on beautiful bright red stems. It has small fragrant white flowers in summer and small red fruits, turning black, in autumn. It is very easy to grow in all soils and situations (including shade) other than coastal positions. It is relatively fast growing at approx 40cm p.a. and should be trimmed to shape in late Summer. Like other Laurels, this variety's leaves and berries are harmful if eaten. Height 100cm Width 35-45cm (2 plants to a metre)

Hawthorn A popular native deciduous hedging plant also known as Quickthorn or May Blossom or May Thorn or May Flower. The clues are in the names - its thorny and it flowers in May. It heralds the arrival of spring, by bursting into leaf within a few days of the initial buds appearing, has an abundant and spectacular display of white scented blossom, and it develops glossy red haws in autumn, which sustain our native birds. The leaves are 3,5 or 7 lobed, bright green tinged with red. It is quite fast growing (approx 45cm p.a.) so it needs to be trimmed after flowering or in the autumn. Hawthorn is suitable for ALL soil types and ALL sites other than dense shade or very wet soils. According to the Woodland Trust, Hawthorn is the second most advantageous plant for wildlfe, beaten only by English oak and there are literally millions of miles of hawthorn hedgerow in our countryside.