Trees and Shrubs For Privacy
Using plants as privacy screens or hedges is certainly not a new idea. Hedges have been a part of landscapes for centuries, carefully grown and cultivated over the years. For your own landscape you may want a low hedge to reduce foot traffic or a ... [... more]
Lowes |
Dwarf Pyracantha Two Gallon Plant
 Features: Pyracantha "Red Elf" is an evergreen plant that will jazz up your winter time yard as it shows off a nice crop of bright red berries. This smaller, two gallon size would be a great 'just because' gift for a friend. The show of color [... more]
$39.98
Amazon.com |
Buxus 'Green Velvet'
Buxus 'Green Velvet' is a hardy Boxwood developed in Ontario, Canada. This hybrid combines the hardiness and compact growth habit of Korean Boxwood with the luxuriant, deep green leaf color of English Boxwood. Best of all, 'Green Velvet' retains its deep, [... more]
$19.95
The Home Depot |
Red Elf Dwarf Pyracantha Five Gallon Plant
Features: Shipped as a potted five gallon specimen to ensure a healthier start when planted in yard or garden. Pyracantha "Red Elf" is an evergreen plant that will jazz up your winter time yard as it shows off a nice crop of bright red berries. [... more]
$64.98
Amazon.com |
Thuja occidentalis 'Woodwardii'
Foundations, rock gardens, boundaries and low hedge. Specimen/accent. Thuja occidentalis, commonly known as American arborvitae, Eastern arborvitae, Eastern white cedar or Northern white cedar, is a dense, conical to narrow-pyramidal (sometimes ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Spiraea japonica 'Crispa'
Specimen or group for rock gardens. Mass or group in shrub border. Low hedge for path and walkways. Incorporates well into foundation plantings. Japanese spiraea Japanese spirea is a dense, upright, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Spiraea japonica 'Froebelii'
Mass or group in shrub borders. Low hedge for paths and walkways. Incorporates well into foundation plantings. Carmine red Japanese spirea is a dense, upright, mounded, deciduous shrub that typically grows 4-6' tall with a slightly larger spread. ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Hosta 'Komodo Dragon'
Spreads 7 Feet Wide!So imposing, you can even use it as a low hedge! One of the few Hostas that is large and dense enough to be considered for use as a hedge, this superb Seaver introduction offers magnificent foliage of rippled dark blue-green, the tips [... more]
$29.95
SHOP.COM |
Weigela 'Victoria'
Good flowering and foliage plant for smaller spaces. Specimen or group for shrub borders. Also effective as a low hedge. May be incorporated into a foundation planting. 'Victoria' is a compact, dark-leaved version the popular old fashioned ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
Foundations. Low hedge. Specimen, group or mass. With support, it will climb. Euonymus fortunei (wintercreeper euonymus) is a dense, woody-stemmed, broadleaf evergreen to semi-evergreen plant that comes in a variety of forms. It may appear as a ... [... more]
Missouri Botanical Garden |
Rhaphiolepsis Umbrellata Minor
A multi-season shrub extraordinaire, this Dwarf Yeddo Hawthorn makes a lovely impact in the sunny to lightly shaded garden with its glossy evergreen foliage (held very densely on rounded shrubs), fragrant white blooms in huge clusters atop the leaves, [... more]
$18.95
The Home Depot |
Roses: Rosa De Meaux
Upright shrub; abundant small leaves and flowers; dislikes poor soil; can be grown as low hedge or in tubs; twiggy growth Light rosy pink with lilac 1 inch pompon shaped blooms in summer only; color fades with heat Centifolia pompon light [... more]
NC State University Coop Extension |
