Instant Hedges
We have specialised in instant hedge for over 20 years, providing immediate impact and maturity to many private gardens and landscaping projects. Our instant hedges are pre grown and sold by the linear metre, rather than as individual plants. Our mature hedges are available to plant all year round and are supplied between 0.8m and 1.8 to 2m high.
Practicality Brown are well known as the supplier of the high end UK grown Elveden Instant Hedge™ which is generally lifted in 2.4m lengths. This Instant Hedge is regarded by many as the best available. However due to its size and density this requires machinery to plant which does not suit all garden situations so we now also have available lighter instant hedges supplied in convenient 1m lengths. Please see our Practical Instant Hedge™ which is a mature hedging range grown in hedge bags by us in Iver.
Please either fill out an enquiry form or call us on 01753 652022 to discuss your requirements. Our sales team will then be able to provide a bespoke quotation based on the best instant hedge options for your specific garden project. We also have hedges taller than 2m high available – click on the following link for details – screening trees and high hedge
Not sure what an instant hedge is? See our FAQ page!
Instant Hedge Availability List
We have tens of thousands of 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.
Evergreen Instant Hedging
- Yew (Taxus baccata) – 80 to 100cm, 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) – 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus ‘Rotundifolia’) – 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Broadleaf (Griselinia littoralis) – 1.4 to 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) – 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Oleaster (Elaeagnus ebbingei ‘Compacta’) – 1.2 to 1.4m and 1.4 to 1.5m high
- Photinia Red Robin 1.8 to 2m high
- Box (Buxus sempervirens) – 1.2m high
- Holly (Ilex aquifolium) – 1.2m and 1.5 to 1.8m high
- Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium) semi-evergreen – 1.8 to 2m high
Deciduous Instant Hedging
- Native Mix (various mixes of native plants) – 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Green Beech (Fagus sylvatica) – 1.2m, 1.5m and 1.8 to 2m high
- Purple Beech (Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’) – 1.2 and 1.5m high
- Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) – 1.8 to 2m high
- Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)– 1.5m high
- Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) – 1.2m high
Mature Ready Grown Hedges
Practicality Brown have a number of hedging options available to help take the time out of creating a mature, instant look for any garden hedge project – whether its evergreen instant hedging for privacy screening or the seasonal interest of a mature deciduous instant hedging.
Instant Hedge growing at the nurseries in East Anglia and Iver
Instant Hedge Benefits
Hedges are cost effective, compared to a brick wall and form an attractive boundary more quickly than many gardeners imagine.
They can create a strong framework for the garden, so that it looks good in midwinter and is adapt at providing an attractive background to carry the beautiful floral decoration of spring and summer. As well as providing structure to the garden, they can be perfect for wildlife, and particularly nesting birds.
Planting a mature, instant hedge has the following benefits:
- We have taken the time to grow the hedges, so you don’t have to!
- Shelter: reducing wind strength better than a solid barrier
- Filter: absorbing dust and noise
- Privacy: as an effective visual screen, particularly evergreen hedging
- Security: a prickly hedge is a great intruder deterrent
- Beauty and interest from seasonal changes, particularly deciduous hedging
- Background texture and colour complement other plants
- Wildlife: food and shelter for a wide variety of native insects, birds and mammals
- Weather-resistance: much better than manmade fences or brick walls
- Economy long term compared with fencing and brick work
- Long-lived: hedges can last hundreds of years
- Can be planted to shape, such as a curve
- Easy to maintain; see our notes on maintaining your instant hedge.
Hedge Selecting Guide
We have created a table to help select the most suitable instant hedge for your project, click here.
Delivery and Installation
Our service options include delivery and installation or delivery only; for hedges direct to your garden, you need to look no further.
Hedging Plants
We can also supply beautiful individual hedging plants and elements for different applications and extreme heights of up to 6 metres; see our Projects page or News Blog for examples of our work.
Hedging and Trees
“A big thank you to your team. Everyone was extremely professional, personable and responsive. Steve was excellent in making suggestions and coming up with a planting plan. Conrad was equally consultative during the planting process when we re-ordered the shrubs for the back garden once we had them on site and worked with us on positioning the front hedge. Everything looks great and we couldn’t be happier with the screening set up in the back garden – most importantly, our neighbour loves it!! As Steve knows, we have another project on the go at the moment – we will be in touch next year once we start the landscaping process and need to address another screening challenge.” SB
Contact Us
Please use the enquiry form with details of the hedges that you are interested in and we will provide you with a bespoke quotation.
