Hedging For Shade

Shade Tolerant Hedge Plants & Shrubs
Ideal for North Facing Areas. Delivered Direct from Our Nursery

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Berries on a Hawthorn Hedge Bird enjoying life on a hawthorn Hedge
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Bareroot
from £0.99
Mature Hornbeam Hedge Hornbeam Hedge Leaves in Spring
Only 2 Left
Hornbeam Hedging Plants
Carpinus betulus
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Bareroot
Trough
from £0.99
Common Hazenuts on the tree Mature Common Hazel tree
Hazel Hedge Plants
Corylus avellana
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Bareroot
from £1.49
Common Elderberries on the bush Common Elderberries on the bush
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Bareroot
from £2.29
Yew Tree Yew Berries
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Bareroot
from £2.99
English Holly Hedge Plants Green Holly Ilex aquifolium Berries
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Potted
from £6.89
Green Privet Hedge Green Privet Hedging clipped into a smooth rounded shape
Green Privet Hedging Plants
Ligustrum ovalifolium
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Bareroot
Potted
from £2.25
Wild Privet hedging in flower Wild Privet hedging
Wild Privet Hedge Plants
Ligustrum vulgare
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Bareroot
Potted
from £1.99
Common Laurel Hedge Leaves Mature Common Laurel Hedge
Only 1 Left
Common Laurel Hedge Plants
Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia'
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Bareroot
Potted
from £2.85
Rootballed Yew Hedge Plants Bigger Rootballed Yew Hedge Plants 100/125cm tall
Rootballed Yew, Large Hedge Plants
Taxus baccata - rootballs
from £29.99
Common Box hedge clipped low and square Common Box hedge being trimmed
Common Box Hedge Plants
Buxus sempervirens
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Bareroot
Potted
15/20cm
30/40cm
from £2.25
Pink Snowberry berries
Pink Snowberry Hedge Plants
Symphoricarpos chenaultii
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Bareroot
from £2.46
Western Red Cedar Leaves Mature Western Red Cedar Tree
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Bareroot
from £3.89
Orange Glow Pyracantha Berries
Out of Stock
Orange Glow Pyracantha Plants
Pyracantha Orange Glow
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Potted
from £7.96
Soleil d'Or Pyracantha Berries
Only 3 Left
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Potted
60/80cm - 3 Litre
from £18.96
Sweet Box Flowers Sweet Box Plant in 2 Litre Pot
Sweet Box Hedge Plants
Sarcococca confusa
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Potted
from £18.99
Red Column Pyracantha Berries in Winter Red Column Pyracantha Berries
Out of Stock
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Potted
from £7.96
Oregon Grape Flowers
Out of Stock
Oregon Grape Hedge Plants
Mahonia aquifolium
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Bareroot
Potted
from £4.56

About Hedging For Shade

Order Potted Hedge Plants Now For September Delivery

Pre-Order Bareroot Shade Tolerant Hedging For 2025/26 Winter Planting Season

The Absolute Best Evergreen Hedge Plants for Shady Gardens

  • Yew – The King of Hedges rules the shadows  
  • Green Privet – The most reliable, easy-going, reasonably vigorous evergreen hedge
  • Holly – Prickles and a dark, brooding presence
  • Common Cherry Laurel – Large handsome leaves and a lot of vigour
  • Pyracantha – The only truly thorny evergreen option for shade, great bright berries for later season interest
  • Western Red Cedar – Thuja plicata is a good alternative to Yew: not quite as shade-tolerant, and less forgiving, it can still be encouraged to grow back from old wood with careful treatment.
  • Shrub Honeysuckle: Lonicera nitida – It’s the most common hedge plant for car parks for a reason! It’s not as pretty as the plants above but still a rugged choice for out of sight places

Best Deciduous Hedge Plants for Shade 

Most garden owners are looking for lush evergreens along a visible boundary, but Hornbeam is a top choice for shady areas where sun-loving Beech won’t grow.

  • For mixed native hedges, HawthornHazel, and Wild Privet are probably the best native plants for a seriously shady North-facing slope. The Hazel will grow fastest, so prune it a bit harder than the others to help them keep up. 
  • Pink Snowberry – Symphoricarpos chenaultii is shade-tolerant and grows in almost any soil.

Special Mentions

  • Box – Slow growing but very shade-tolerant as long as there is good air flow to decrease humidity
  • Sweet Box – Squeeze them under around the base of hedges for Winter fragrance
  • Mahonia – Car park staple, this large shrub is not suitable for a clipped hedge but still makes a dense thicket. Its leaves look best in sheltered areas, strong winds tend to damage them.
  • Elderflower will grow almost anywhere, including full shade. It’s great for wildlife, and makes a rugged, informal hedge. It’s not most people’s first choice for their front garden, but its more ornamental varieties, Black Lace or Aurea, are prettier than the wild species when they are in leaf.