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                                                                         The Hedge Selection   Small hedges create leafy borders that define the space in your garden  

A range of Small hedge plants that can be successfully grown in Sydney        

Abelia x grandiflora dwarf

Features: White flowers. Pink bracts. Small glossy leaves.

Form: fast growing shrub to 2m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Well drained sandy soils.

Growing: Feed in Spring. Flowers from Spring to Summer. Prune back hard after flowering.

Features: Dense growth habit. Ideal for topiary specimens. Tough glossy green micro-leaves.

Form: Slow growing shrub to 1.5m.

Aspect: Full sun to light shade.

Soil: Moist organic well drained soils.

Growing: Feed in Autumn and Spring. Prune back regularly to maintain dense growth.

Duranta erecta

Features: Dense growth habit. Golden foliage. Fragrant purple flowers. Yellow berry.

Form: Fast growing shrub to 3m.

Aspect: Full sun to light shade.

Soil: Prefers organic well drained soils.

Growing: Flowers in Summer. Fruit appears in Autumn. Prune regularly. Feed in Spring.

Rhaphiolepis indica

Features: Dense growth habit. Leathery leaves. Small rose/pink flowers. Salt tolerant.

Form: Slow growing shrub to 2m.

Aspect: Full sun to light shade.

Soil: Prefers organic well drained soils.

Growing: Flowers in Spring. Fruit appears in Summer. Prune regularly. Feed in Autumn.

Nandina domestica 'nana'

Features: Dense growth habit. Bamboo like foliage in orange/red tones.

Form: Rounded dome shrub to 0.5m.

Aspect: Full sun to part shade.

Soil: Tolerates most drained soil types.

Growing: Do not over fertilise this plant needs little care.