New Batch of Instant Laurel (ref WPTS)New Batch of Instant Laurel (ref WPTS)We can deliver up to 25m on a 7.5t lorryWe can deliver up to 25m on a 7.5t lorryAfter installing Instant HollyAfter installing Instant HollyBefore installing Instant HollyBefore installing Instant HollyElveden Instant Box 1m available nowElveden Instant Box 1m available nowElveden Instant Native Mix coming into leafElveden Instant Native Mix coming into leafElveden Instant Yew 1.3m (ref rbtm)Elveden Instant Yew 1.3m (ref rbtm)Elveden Instant Yew 1.5m (ref GC)Elveden Instant Yew 1.5m (ref GC)Instant Laurel - ideal for new build boundariesInstant Laurel - ideal for new build boundariesEnjoying the seclusion provided by Elveden Instant Holly hedgeEnjoying the seclusion provided by Elveden Instant Holly hedgeLockstone development one year onLockstone development one year onEveryone enjoyed the seclusion provided by Elveden Instant Holly hedgeEveryone enjoyed the seclusion provided by Elveden Instant Holly hedgeElveden trimmed 1.5m yew Aug 05 Elveden trimmed 1.5m yew Aug 05 Elveden Instant Yew Hedge won a Gold at Hampton Court Flower Show 2005Elveden Instant Yew Hedge won a Gold at Hampton Court Flower Show 2005Elveden Instant Yew 1.4-1.6 mElveden Instant Yew 1.4-1.6 mElveden Instant Native MixElveden Instant Native MixElveden Instant Hornbeam Hedge Aug 05Elveden Instant Hornbeam Hedge Aug 05Elveden Instant Holly Hedge won a Gold Medal at Chelsea Flower Show 2005Elveden Instant Holly Hedge won a Gold Medal at Chelsea Flower Show 2005Elveden Instant hedge on Lockstone Development 2005Elveden Instant hedge on Lockstone Development 2005Elveden Instant Hedge does bendElveden Instant Hedge does bend!Trench PreparationTrench PreparationInstalling SectionsInstalling SectionsElveden Instant Yew 160-180cmElveden Instant Yew 160-180cmYew 1.4-1.6mYew 1.4-1.6mYew 1.4-1.6mYew 1.4-1.6m100 metre rows of hedge ready for 2007 despatch100 metre rows of hedge ready for 2007 despatchLaurel after another trimmingLaurel after another trimmingLoading Yew for export to IrelandLoading Yew for export to IrelandMore native mix ready for 2006-2007More native mix ready for 2006-2007One of our teams unloading Instant HedgeOne of our teams unloading Instant HedgePortuguese Laurel 2006Portuguese Laurel 2006Elveden Instant Purple Beech one year after plantingElveden Instant Purple Beech one year after plantingElveden Instant Native Hedge just planted that dayElveden Instant Native Hedge just planted that dayElveden Instant laurel hedge one year after plantingElveden Instant laurel hedge one year after plantingElveden Instant Hedge- Holly installed on road frontageElveden Instant Hedge- Holly installed on road frontageThe same Elveden Instant Native Hedge 2 months laterThe same Elveden Instant Native Hedge 2 months laterNew batch of Green Beech available nowNew batch of Green Beech available nowNew batch of mixed native hedge available nowNew batch of mixed native hedge available nowThe day after plantingThe day after planting!Variegated Holly 1.8mVariegated Holly 1.8mElveden Instant Hornbeam 2mElveden Instant Hornbeam 2mLaurel hedge installation 1Laurel hedge installation 1Elveden Instant HollyElveden Instant HollyLaurel hedge installation 2Laurel hedge installation 2Laurel hedge installation 3Laurel hedge installation 3Elveden Instant Native Mix installed in private gardenElveden Instant Native Mix installed in private gardenPalletised Elveden Instant Hedge for ExportPalletised Elveden Instant Hedge for ExportElveden Instant Hedge in Best Garden at Tatton Park Flower Show 2004Elveden Instant Hedge in Best Garden at Tatton Park Flower Show 2004Elveden Instant Native Hedge in WinterElveden Instant Native Hedge in WinterElveden Instant Purple BeechElveden Instant Purple BeechGreen beech instant hedge installation, StokeGreen beech instant hedge installation, Stoke

Instant Hedge

We have specialised in hedge plants for a number of years, providing immediate impact to any landscape project. Our Elveden Instant Hedge is the only 'true Instant Hedge' which is a fully knitted hedge, sold by the linear metre, not as individual plants. The Elveden Instant Hedge is unique, the entire root structure developed by these hedges is carried to the planting site, eliminating transplant shock and allowing us to plant all year round. No other hedge is as effective or robust.

In addition to the Elveden Instant Hedge which is available in a variety of species up to 2 metres high, we can offer hedging elements up to 4 metres high, the Mobilane Green Screen products and individual hedge grade plants from 1 metre high. Details of all our hedge plant options can be found below.

Elveden Instant Hedge™

Practicality Brown Ltd. are proud to be Sole Supplier of the unique UK grown Elveden Instant Hedge™.

Elveden Instant Hedge™ supplied by Practicality Brown Ltd has won numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards at The Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court, The Southport Flower Show and Tatton Park, over the past few years.

This product has been developed and extensively trialled at our production site in East Anglia, since 1998, to provide a full density instant hedge all year round.

Elveden Instant Hedge™ has now proved itself in both commercial and domestic situations to be the most mature and reliable Instant Hedge on the market. Here are a few of its many attributes:

  • Our unique production methods allow us to supply continuous rootstrips of well knitted flat-sided hedge in 2.5m lengths
  • Our specially developed root control system ensures managed root growth and allows STRESS FREE ALL YEAR ROUND PLANTING
  • All stock is irrigated and treated with controlled release nutrients to optimise health
  • Certified UK provenance stock
  • Over 25,000 metres (25Km) is currently in production
  • Over 15,000 metres sold and successfully re-established
  • Best value instant hedge on the market
  • Available direct on a supply and plant basis throughout the UK by the metre
  • Supply only trade terms available to the landscape and nursery trade with efficient national delivery
  • Prices vary according to species, height, quantity, and planting logistics
  • Optional automatic irrigation systems can be installed
  • Orders can be palletised for export and trade deliveries to ease unloading and handling

Photos of all species can be found in our Instant Hedges Photo Gallery which is regularly updated.

Contact our sales team for a firm quotation or to arrange a nursery visit.

Why plant an instant hedge?

  • Shelter, reducing wind strength better than a solid barrier
  • Filter: absorbing dust and noise
  • Privacy: as an effective visual screen
  • Security: a prickly hedge is a great deterrent
  • Beauty and interest from seasonal changes
  • Background texture and colour complement other plants
  • Wildlife: food and shelter for insects, birds and mammals
  • Weather-resistance: much better than fences or brickwalls
  • Economy long term compared with fencing and brickwork
  • Long-lived: hedges can last hundreds of years
  • Easy to maintain: see our notes on maintaining your instant hedge

Help me choose an instant hedge

There are numerous types of instant hedge.  Please use our guide on selecting an instant hedge to help you choose.

Hedging Elements

In addition to the Elveden Instant hedge, we can offer individual hedging elements up to 4 metres high in a variety of popular species. These plants are available from our own Iver Nursery, and through our selected partner nurseries in Northern Europe. Densely clipped and featherd from the ground to the top, these hedge grade elements can offer an immediate large screen for property developments and intricate garden designs where many changes of hedge direction are required, and suitably mature 'ends' are needed.

We regularly supply hedge elements in the most popular species - Hornbeam, Green Beech, Purple Beech and Yew. We can also supply substantial semi-mature trees to compliment these products.

Mobilane Green Screen

The Mobilane Green Screen is a relatively new concept in the UK, although successfully established throughout Europe as a slim-line instant hedge, consisting of a wire mesh basket and frame, which is covered with Ivy plants to provide security and screening. Particularly useful where access is a problem, these 1.2 metre long hedge sections can be carried into rear gardens easily, without the need for handling equipment. Fixed to posts pre-set in the ground, the Green Screen will offer security and privacy immediately. The Mobilane Green Screen is available from 1.2 metres high, through to 2 metres high, larger hedge sections can be produced to customer requirements.

Practicality Brown have entered into a marketing agreement with Mobilane Green Screen, to market these products to Garden Designers, Landscape Architects and Landscapers throughout the UK, and we consider that the Mobilane Green Screen compliments the wide range of hedge solutions that we are able to offer. Customers will be able to select the most suitable and appropriate products from the widest range of instant hedge products available in the UK.

We can offer the Mobilane Green Screen products as supply only and also a full nationwide installation service.

Individual Hedge Plants

Whilst we specialise in 'Instant Landscaping' with our Elveden Instant Hedge and other mature plants, we can offer smaller plants as required. We offer only the best quality plants, vigorous and healthy, knowing that the establishment rate for smaller plants can vary, if the plants have not been adequately nurtured from a very early stage. We do not supply bare root plants or whips. Please contact Julie Rockell team with your specific requirements at jrockell at pracbrown dot co dot uk.

Availability and pricing

Click here to view Elveden Instant Hedge™ availability and pricing, or here for details on mature hedging plants.

All orders are accepted and sales made subject to our 'Terms and Conditions of Sale and Contract - Tree and Hedge Supply, Installation and Transplanting' which can be read here.