Hedging & Screening

HEDGE VS. SCREEN: UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE:

Hedge: A hedge is a living, densely planted boundary, typically composed of closely spaced plants or trees. Its primary purpose is to create a structured and defined green border, and can be used for providing privacy, protection from wind, noise and pollution as well as for creating aesthetic appeal. Hedges are often shaped and pruned to achieve a desired form, promoting dense growth.

Screen: A screen, on the other hand, serves as a barrier or partition, often created to shield unattractive areas from view or to provide privacy. Unlike hedges, screens may not always require intricate pruning and shaping and are often less solid than a hedge. As a general rule, screens have a more informal feel and let in some dappled light, while hedges are more solid.

WHY CHOOSE HEDGING AND SCREENING PLANTS?

Privacy and Seclusion: Create intimate spaces and pockets within your garden design using carefully selected hedging plants. Enjoy the tranquility of your outdoor haven shielded from neighbours and passers by.

Aesthetic Appeal: Our range includes plants that not only offer privacy, but also contribute to the visual charm of your landscape design. Whether sculpted into formal or informal shapes, or even designed as sculptural or flowering focal points, these living elements add an extra layer of aesthetics and vertical interest. In addition, hedging and screening plants come to their own when used to hide an unsightly structure, such as an ugly shed, improving the overall visual appeal of your landscape design.

Add structure: Hedging and screening plants serve as natures architects, allowing you to sculpt your outdoor space with defined borders and structured greenery. By adding structure, these living elements contribute to a visually captivating landscape, allowing you to create different zones in your design.

Noise reduction and protection from wind: Use hedges as barrier against ambient noise, providing a serene sanctuary within the outdoor space. Additionally, strategically planted screens serve as effective wind barriers, reducing the impact of strong gusts and creating a more sheltered environment.

Encourage biodiversity: Hedges and screens play a crucial role in establishing microclimates within the garden. By offering shelter, these green boundaries create favorable conditions for a diverse range of plants and wildlife. Embrace the opportunity to encourage biodiversity and contribute to a healthier ecosystem. 

HEDGING AND SCREENING PLANTS FOR EVERY LANDSCAPE:

At Plantmark we're proud to offer a diverse range of hedging and screening plants in a variety of colours, textures and sizes to meet your unique requirements. Whether you're interested in formal hedges for a classic, manicured look, or prefer the relaxed, natural appeal of informal screens, we've got you covered!

Get ready to explore our wide selection from fast growing options such as Slender Weaver Bamboo, [Bambusa textilis Gracilis] to low growing, compact hedges such as English Box [Buxus sempervirens], and flowering varieties for year around intrest such as Laurustinus [Viburnum tinus]  For every design brief, there's an option available at Plantmark.

Fast growing hedges and screens: Explore our selection of rapid-growing plants ideal for creating instant privacy and disguising ugly views. Bamboo varieties are perfect for those seeking quick and effective screening solutions, especially clumping bamboos, that are fast growers without being invasive. Examples include the popular Slender Weaver Bamboo [Bambusa textilis Gracilis] and our most sought-after Bamboo for smaller, narrow spaces, Goldstripe Bamboo [Bambusa multiplex Goldstripe]. Many Pittosporum varieties such as Pittosporum tenuifolium Silver Sheen are fast growing, and ideal as hedges due to their dense foliage and low-maintenance. Looking for colour? Photinias, such as Red Leaved Photinia [Photinia fraseri Robusta] have vibrant foliage, a dense growth habit and are fast growing. 

Native Hedging and Screening: Celebrate Australia's rich biodiversity and embrace the beauty of our native flora by incorporating native hedges to your landscapes. Support local ecosystems with stunning varieties, such as the popular Lilly Pillies, celebrated for their robustness, all the while adding vibrancy and life to your design with lush foliage and wildlife attracting flowers and berries. Some of our favourite Lilli Pilles include Resilience Lilly Pilly [Syzygium australe Resilience], Backyard Bliss Lilly Pilly [Syzygium paniculatum Backyard Bliss] and Firescreen Lilly Pilly [Acmena smithii Firescreen PBR]. Another remarkable native and top hedging choice is Weeping Lilly Pilly [Waterhousea floribunda] with it's lush, weeping foliage and rainforest look. Many Bottlebrush {Callistemon] varieties also create stunning, colourful hedges, with low water-requirement and wildlife attracting flowers. Some of our favourites include Slim Weeping Bottlebrush [Callistemon viminalis Slim PBR] and Perth Pink Willow Bottlebrush [Callistemon salignus Perth Pink]

Low Growing Hedges: For those seeking a compact and manicured look, low-growing hedges like English Box [Buxus sempervirens], Japanese Box [Buxus microphylla japonica] and Korean Box [Buxus microphylla microphylla] offer an ideal solution. Sculpt these hedges into formal or informal shapes, creating a visual masterpiece that adds a touch of elegance to your garden or property. Other popular low growing hedges include Miss Muffet Dwarf Japanese Pittosporum [Pittosporum tobira Miss Muffet], Native Rosemary such as Jervis Gem [Westringia fruticosa Jervis Gem] and low, flowering hedges such as Indian Hawthorn [Rhaphioplepis]. 

Water-Wise and Drought-Tolerant Hedges and Screens: Conserve water without compromising on style with our selection of water-wise and drought-tolerant hedges and screens. Explore resilient and beautiful varieties that are drought-tolerant and thrive in the Australian climate, adding both color and sustainability to your landscape. Native hedges such as Callistemons and Lilly Pillies are perfect examples of hedges with low-water requirement. Other examples of drought-hardy hedges thriving in well drained soil, include our native Coastal Rosemary [Westringia] and Correa as well as many Pittosporum varieties.