7. Japanese azalea Providing they are clipped immediately after flowering, Japanese azaleas make an impressive garden hedge. With their extraordinary display of cerise, red or white blooms in mid ...

If you're after an informal, flowering hedge, California lilac (Ceanothus) is a lovely choice. It's best planted in a sheltered, sunny position. Prune it lightly after flowering - as with any hedge ...

including 'Elizabeth' for yellow flowers, 'Abbottswood' for white, 'Red Ace' for red and 'Tangerine' for orange. Depending on the setting, a lavender hedge can be bring a formal or informal touch. As ...

Pruning informal hedges depends on when they flower. Lavender, fuchsia, roses and other plants that flower on the current year's wood are best pruned in early to mid-spring, while those that ...

The four showy white petals of each blossom are bracts or modified leaves that surround the true flowers—small yellow-green blooms that attract bees and butterflies. Showy red fruits appear in fall ...

Wild privet is a shrub of hedgerows, woodlands and scrub, but is also a popular garden-hedge plant. It has white flowers in summer and matt-black berries in winter that are very poisonous. Wild privet ...

They'll love any white or cream coloured flowers so blackthorn blossom is a perfect addition to the menu. As you watch your native hedge develop, you'll notice the long season of interest ...