Hi all at Ashridge,
I just had to write and say thank you for the best Christmas tree I have ever had!! It has and is still stunning! It hasn’t dropped any needles despite being in a warm room. I have given it water regularly but I still can’t believe how amazing a tree it is!
For me the most wonderful thing about Christmas is having a tree indoors, I absolutely love a Christmas tree and this one takes the prize as the best ever. I can’t thank you enough for sending the most beautiful tree to grace my front room this Christmas, I won’t want to take it down!! And to think all I did was order it on line, no driving for miles to search out a tree, no hassle getting it in or on the car, then out at the other end. It just arrived one day in perfect condition and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it, and everyone who has seen it over Christmas has remarked on just how beautiful it is, and been amazed that I got it in the post! So a big thank you to all of you at Ashridge for the most perfect of Christmas trees.
Best wishes for 2019.S Rothwell
Coastal Hedge Plants
Coastal Hedging and Screening Plants
Coastal hedge plants need to have the combined qualities of being good in the wind, not minding salt and growing in sandy and often poor soils. The plants on this list all do just that. Some prefer warmer areas, some flower, some have good foliage. But they are all good seaside "doers" and are excellent for proving low windbreaks, cover for wildlife and extremely low maintenance privacy hedges (just think what a seaside gale does to a close boarded fence). If your location is not as fierce as some, then take a look at our full list of hedge plants.
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Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa- 15 - 30cms Pot-Grown Bushes
- Evergreen. Slow growing, tolerant of full shade
- Other Sizes: Pot-Grown & Bareroot common box
- Ideal decorative, low hedging
- Max. Height: 1m
- Pot-Grown Delivery: All Year
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Coastal Hedging - Packs of 50 Plants- 50-80cms Bareroot Saplings.
- Will thrive in sandy and salty sites.
- 1 pack makes 16.5 metres of hedge.
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Cornus alba Gouchaultii - 60 - 80cms Saplings- Red young stems. Variegated leaves.
- Ornamental shrub.
- Max. Height: 2m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Oct-Mar.
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Cornus alba Sibirica - 60 - 125cms Saplings
- Bright red young stems.
- Ornamental shrub.
- Max. Height: 1.5m
- Delivered Nov-Apr
- RHS AGM
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Cornus sanguinea - 40 - 120cms Saplings- Native. Red-purple young stems.
- Ideal mixed country hedging.
- Max. Height: 3m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Apr.
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Cornus sericea Flavimarea -Bareroot plants
- Golden- Yellow young stems
- Ornamental shrub
- Max. Height: 3m
- RHS AGM
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Cotoneaster franchetii 40-60cms Bushes- Pink flowers, late season orange berries.
- Semi-evergreen.
- Hedging & screening
- Max Height: 2-3m
- Year round delivery
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Cotoneaster simonsii - 40-60cms Bushes- Late season red berries.
- Semi-evergreen.
- Hedging & screening
- Max Height: 2-3m
- Year round delivery
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- Sizes sold: 40-150 cm
- Height: 1m to 6m
- Soil: all soils
- Use: Thorny Informal Native Hedging
- Single Row: 3/m
- Double row: 5/m
- Very tough indeed
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Cytisus scoparius - 40 - 60cms- Thick, bushsy, good for hedges and coastal planting.
- Fixes nitrogen, lots of yellow flowers.
- Max. Height: 4m
- Pot-Grown Delivery Only: All Year
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Elaeagnus angustifolia - 60-80cms Saplings- Thorny hedging shrub.
- Fixes nitrogen, ideal for the coast.
- Sizes: Saplings only.
- Max. Height: 4m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Elaeagnus ebbingei - Oleaster- Fixes nitrogen
- Suitable for the coast
- Evergreen leaves
- Sun or partial shade
- Fully hardy
- Small scented white flowers in autumn
- Medium to fast growth
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Elaeagnus x ebbingei Limelight- Evergreen variegated leaves
- Sun or partial shade
- Fully hardy
- Small, scented white flowers in autumn
- Disease resistant
- Medium to fast growth
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Apple Blossom 60-80cms Bushes- Pink buds. Pink & white flowers.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub.
- Suitable for the coast & poor soil.
- Must have good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 2.5m
- Year round delivery
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Crimson Spire 60-80cms Bushes
- Small red flowers.
- Vigorous. Ideal hedging.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub.
- Suitable for the coast & poor soil.
- Must have good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 4m
- Year round delivery
- RHS AGM
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Donard Seedling 40-100cms Bushes- Pink buds. Pink & white flowers.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub. Ideal hedging.
- Suitable for the coast & poor soil.
- Must have good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 3m
- Year round delivery
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Escallonia Iveyi 40-80cms Bushes
- Abundant clusters of small white flowers.
- Vigorous. Good hedging.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub.
- Suitable for the coast & poor soil.
- Needs good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 4m
- Year round delivery
- RHS AGM
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Escallonia macrantha rubra 40-80cms Bushes- Pink-red flowers.
- Vigorous. Ideal hedging.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub.
- Good for the coast & poor soil.
- Needs good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 4m
- Year round delivery
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Peach Blossom 60-80cms Bushes
- Pink buds. Bright Pink flowers.
- Evergreen, fragrant shrub.
- Suitable for the coast & poor soil.
- Must have good drainage & sun.
- Max. height: 2.5m
- Year round delivery
- RHS AGM
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- Griselinia littoralis
- Needs good drainage.
- Any fertile soil. Good for the coast. Not hardy in the North
- Ideal evergreen hedging
- 40-100 cms Pot Grown Saplings.
- Pot-grown only: Delivery all year.
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- Griselinia littoralis Variagata
- Needs good drainage.
- Any fertile soil. Good for the coast. Not hardy in the North
- Ideal evergreen hedging
- 40-80 cms Pot Grown Saplings.
- Pot-grown only: Delivery all year.
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Hippophae rhamnoides - 60-80cms Shrubs- Native. Thorny. Edible orange berries.
- Grows on chalk & the coast.
- Fixes nitrogen.
- Good for stabilising sand dunes.
- Max. Height: 8m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Ilex aquifolium
- Evergreen. Any soil with decent drainage.
- Hardy, tolerates shade.
- Good formal hedging.
- Max. Height: 15m
- Potted Delivery Only: All Year.
- RHS AGM
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Ilex aquifolium Alaska- 60 - 80 cms Pot-Grown holly
- Evergreen. Any soil with decent drainage.
- Hardy, tolerates shade.
- Good formal hedging.
- Max. Height: 15m
- Guaranteed to berry
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- Final Size: 30 cm to 1m
- Soil: any
- Use: formal hedging/topiary shapes
- Single row: 3-4 plants per metre
- Colour: dark green (no prickles) with black berries
- Hedging:
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Mahonia aquifolium - 30/40cms Shrubs- Evergreen, suckering shrub.
- Yellow flowers in late winter.
- Edible berries.
- Any well drained soil. Shade tolerant.
- Max Height 3 metres.
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar
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Photinia x fraseri Red Robin - 60-80cms Pot-Grown Shrubs From £5.30Out of Stock
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Prunus cerasifera - 60-120cms Saplings- European, naturalised in UK
- Edible fruit.
- Sizes: Saplings & Standards
- Good hedging & screening
- Max Height: 10m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar
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Flowers: White in late Spring
Berries: Orange into Winter
Foliage: Evergreen
Thorns: Vicious
Height: to 4 Metres
Spread: To 2 Metres
Position: Any
Soil: Any
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Flowers: White in late Spring
Berries: Red into Winter
Foliage: Evergreen
Thorns: Vicious
Height: to 4 Metres
Spread: To 2 Metres
Position: Any
Soil: Any
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Flowers: White in late Spring
Berries: Golden into Winter
Foliage: Evergreen
Thorns: Vicious
Height: to 4 Metres
Spread: To 2 Metres
Position: Any
Soil: Any
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- Quercus ilex
- 120 - 175cms Pot-Grown
- Evergreen. Good for coast & chalk.
- The only oak suitable for clipped hedging.
- Max. Height: 30m
- Delivery: All Year.
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Tamarix tetrandra - 60-80cms Shrubs- Ideal coastal hedging
- Grows on poor soil.
- Max. Height: 8m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Tilia cordata - 60-80cms Saplings- Native. Great for wildlife.
- Columnar canopy. Good coppice tree.
- Sizes: Saplings only.
- Max. Height: 25m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Ulex europaeus - 30-50cms Saplings- Native. Thorny. Yellow flowers.
- Rough hedging. Fixes nitrogen.
- Good for dry, poor soil & the coast.
- Max. Height: 3m
- Bareroot Delivery Only: Nov-Mar.
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Viburnum Eve Price - 30-60cms Shrubs- Evergreen. Suitable for hedging.
- Flowers October-April
- Shade tolerant. Any soil.
- Max. Height 3m
- Year round delivery.
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