Natural hedges make great additions to many landscapes. They are a great way to divide your landscape into different zones, make wonderful borders, and offer a surprising variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and types. Here are 10 of the best hedge plants by growing zone.
If you are unsure on what plant zone you live in, take a minute to read the following link: Do You Know What Your Gardening Zone Is? or quickly check out this map for a general look at the USA map.
Zone 2
Red Twig Dogwood: this selection makes a stunning hedge with its bright red color. This plant is drought tolerant, does very well with temperature extremes, and displays its brightest reds during the winter months.
Zone 3
Snowball Bush: this very showy and eye-catching bush makes wonderful hedges, producing large with blossoms in late spring. The blooms will continue for many weeks providing lovely flowers that usher in the summer growing season.
Zone 4
Indigo Gem Haskap: a great benefit to this selection is that is extremely tolerant of cold temperatures. It produces berries that resemble blue berries that create a wonderful fresh aroma.
Zone 5
Japanese Yew: This selection creates a solid privacy barrier and thick hedge. In the winter months you can enjoy the visual contrast of small bright red berries against the dark lush evergreen.
Zone 6
Boxwood: this hedge plant selection is a very traditional choice. They are fairly drought tolerant, and do best in soil with excellent drainage. One important requirement for Boxwood plants to thrive is that they are located in partial to full shade.
Zone 7
Lavender: this lovely choice is defined by the abundance of purple blossoms. It does well in dry and sunny locations and produces a wonderful aroma.
Zone 8
English Laurel: this lovely plant is an evergreen shrub. If you are looking for a substantial hedge, then this makes a great choice as it can grow up to 20 feet tall and wide! These plants do well in both sun or partial shade.
Zone 9
Firethorn Bush: This plant is perfect for the beginning gardener, because it is very easy to grow. It can grow in shade or sun, and in dry or wet soils. This bush has tiny white blossoms in the summer and beautiful red berries in the fall.
Zone 10
Laurustinus: this plant creates a bushy evergreen hedge that can become easily overgrown and unruly without aggressive pruning and trimming. This hedge plant produces a lovely pink blossom that adds a welcome pop of color to your landscape.
Zone 11
Elaeagnus: the hedge plant is identified by its dark green foliage that have a silver toned underside. They are known to be drought resistant and will thrive in both full sun and partial shade.
