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Tapestry Hedging

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  • Root Type/Plant Size

    Bare Root Plant (Out of Stock)

  • £2.30
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Size / Type Price per item for
1+ 50+ 250+
Price per item for 1+ 50+ 250+
Br
£2.30
£2.10
£1.98
  • Plant Types & Availability - More information

    Br = Bare Root Plant

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A Tapestry Hedge is a hedge comprising of different shades of green with splashes of colour interspersed between. It works really well where there is nothing but the hedge, as it makes the hedge colourful without losing its formality. If used with a planted bed in front, the colourful tones in the hedge can be carried down into the planting bed.

The basic green plants in the hedge will be Green Beech (60-90cm/2-3ft), Hornbeam (60-90cm/2-3ft) and Field Maple (60-90cm/2-3ft), which should be planted in groups of at least five. The hedge would be interspersed with two Golden Privet (60-90cm/2-3ft), two Purple Beech (60-90cm/2-3ft) and one Cotoneaster franchetii (45-60cm/1.5-2ft). The first 7m (20ft) of hedge would therefore contain 5 Green Beech, 2 Golden Privet, 5 Hornbeam, 2 Purple Beech, 5 Field Maple and 1 Cotoneaster. For hedges 90cm (3ft) upwards, plant 30-45cm (1-1.5ft) apart. We may occasionally substitute equally suitable plants in this Tapestry Hedge.

Minimum order of 20 plants to cover a distance of 7m (20ft).

Tapestry Hedging is available as:

Br = Bare Root Plant

Bare-Root Plants

Bare-root plants are sold without a pot/soil around the roots. This is a more cost effective and environmentally friendly way of growing plants. To ensure the best plant health we do not store our plants in cold storage, but they are left in our field or plant beds until they are ready for packing or collection.

Items marked Br are bare rooted plants grown from cuttings and are typically 1-2 years old.

Availability

Bare rooted plants are only available when the plants are dormant (typically from late November to March).

If a plant is currently out of stock because it is out of season (for example, bare rooted plants in summer) or we have sold out but we are expecting more to be available you can pre-order the plant. We only charge credit/debit cards when an order is despatched, not when an order is placed.

Planting Distances for planting as a Hedge

We recommend planting Tapestry Hedging in a single row between 30cm/12ins apart and 45cm/18ins apart:

Planting closer will mean the plants will grow together and form a hedge quicker, but requires more plants.

To calculate the number of plants needed for a length of hedging, click on Planting Distance Calculator above.

Planting Guide & RootGrow

We recommend planting with RootGrow. The recommended amount for RootGrow for an order will be shown in your shopping basket.

We will send out a planting guide with your order, you also can find a guide to planting here.

Pruning

Hedging - As a general rule, plants grown for hedging need pruning to encourage side branching. Usually the harder a plant is pruned the bushier it will be. If they are not pruned there is a danger that the hedges will be thin and bare at the base and that the tips of the plants will die back. If the plant is naturally bushy, less or sometimes no pruning will be needed to achieve a dense hedge.

Tapestry Hedging: Shrubby climbers. Cotoneaster, Jasmines, Pyracanthas, Star Jasmine and some fruit. These should be planted against the wall.

    • SKU
      TapH
  • Root Type/Plant Size
    • Root Type/Plant Size
      Bare Root Plant
    • Potted/Bare Root
      Bare Root