Native Hedging

Native hedging plants are hedges that have developed naturally over thousands of years, and continue to thrive until this day, without any human intervention. Classic native hedge plants in the UK include Box, Beech, Yew and Hornbeam, all of which are incredibly popular choices to achieve a quintessentially British look.

Why plant a native hedge?

A benefit of planting native hedgerow plants is that they are fully acclimatised to the UK, so can tolerate many types of soil, including less favourable types. They have also adapted to our great British weather, able to tolerate and even thrive in the varied conditions the UK experiences.

Native hedges offer incredibly varied habitats too, making them extremely popular with local wildlife, offering food, shelter, protection from predators and safe travel corridors for hedgehogs and other small mammals, along with innumerable birds and insects.

These wonderfully diverse hedgerows can also bring privacy to your garden, help to keep intruders at bay, provide shade, colour and character throughout the seasons, and are a useful windbreak in coastal areas. Native hedging really is a true all-rounder!

Types of Native Hedgerow Plants

Hedges Direct has a wide variety of mixed native hedge plant bare root packs including Economy Mixes, Coastal and Garden Mixes from autumn through to spring and mixed native pot grown hedging pallet deals all year round. All of these offer fantastic value and variety.

We also offer a wide range of single native hedge plants, such as English Yew (Taxus baccata), Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus),English Holly (Ilex aquifolium) and many more. Take a look at our helpful guide to find out everything you need to know about native hedging, or for more information, contact the team today or email us at helpdesk@hedgesdirect.co.uk. Don't forget, we also have a full 12 Month No Quibble Guarantee on all of our plants so you can buy with complete confidence.