Ivydene Gardens Plants:
Thorny Hedge Garden Use List

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Plants for impenetrable hedges are detailed below.

Hedges are described in the Hedge Garden Use Page.

Trees to provide a Windbreak are described in the Windbreak Garden Use Page.

Trees to put in Lawns are described in Trees for Lawns Garden Use Page.

Trees to reduce problems posed by salt-carrying gales and blown sand for gardening by the sea are in the Coastal Conditions Garden Use Page.

Plants to put with trees in Woodland are described in the Woodland Garden Use Page.

Plants to filter dust from the environment and offset the pollution from traffic can be found in the Pollution Barrier Garden Use Page.

The plants in the Thorny Hedge Garden Use will be split into the following Soil Types:-

Any,

Acid or

Alkaline

Then, the Thorny Hedge Garden Use list is sorted in the following table under the following height of plant range:-

Below 2 feet in height
Between 2 and 6 feet in height
Above 6 feet in height

 

The following are some plants that are used to create impenetrable hedges. These can be useful in deterring people and animals from entering your property:-

 

Plant

Berberis darwinii
Berberis thunbergeii
Berberis stenophylla
Chaenomeles
Crataegus x lavallei
Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia'
Elaeagnus commutata
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Genista hispanica
Gleditsia triacanthos
Hippophae rhamnoides
Ilex aquifolium
Pernettya
Poncirus trifoliata
Pyracantha
Robinia pseudoacacia
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'
Rosa eglanteria
Rosa rugosa
Rosa xanthina 'Canarybird'
Rubus cockburnianus
Ulex europaeus
Ulex europaeus 'Plenus'

Deterrant

Spiny
Spiny
Spiny
Spiny
Thorns
Well thorned
Spiny
Spiny
Spiny branches
Branched spines
Spine-tipped
Spiny leaves
Pointed leaves
Large spines
Spiny branches
Spines in pairs
Red thorns
Thorny
Thorny
Thorny
Thorns
Extremely spiny
Extremely spiny

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Any Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Acid Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant below 2 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant between 2-6 feet in Height

Plant Type

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height in feet

Garden Use:-
Thorny Hedge

Plant Name in Alkaline Soil
Plant above 6 feet in Height

Plant Type

12 x 12
8 x 10
8 x 8
8 x 8
 

 

Berberis darwinii
Berberis julianae
Berberis x ottawensis 'Superba'
Berberis x stenophylla
 

Evergreen Shrub
Evergreen Shrub
Deciduous Shrub
Evergreen Shrub