🌿 Bare-Root Hedging: A Smart, Natural Way to Plant Your Garden
What Is Bare-Root Hedging?
Bare-root hedging plants are field-grown saplings that are lifted during their dormant season (typically late autumn to early spring). Sold without soil around their roots, they are lighter, easier to handle, and more affordable than container-grown plants.
While they may look simple at first—just stems and roots—don’t be fooled. Once planted, they quickly establish and burst into life in spring.
Why choose bare-root hedging?
- 🌿 Cost-effective for planting longer hedges
- 🌱 Easy to plant and establish
- 🐝 Ideal for wildlife-friendly gardens
- 🇬🇧 Often native species, supporting biodiversity
- 🌳 Creates natural screening and structure
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| COMMON NAME | SIZE | FEATURES | |
| Acer campestre | Field Maple | 60-80 cm | Tough, good autumn colour |
| Alnus glutinosa | Alder | 60-80 cm | Good in damp soil, fast |
| Betula pendula | Silver Birch | 60-80 cm | |
| Carpinus betulus | Hornbeam | 60-80 cm | Retains brown leaves in winter |
| Cornus sanguinea | Dogwood | 60-80 cm | Red stems, autumn colour |
| Corylus avellana | Hazel | 60-80 cm | Easy, dense, autumn colour |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn/Quickthorn | 60-80 cm | Dense, thorny, easy |
| Euonymus europaeus | Spindle | 60-80 cm | Autumn colour and fruit |
| Fagus sylvatica | Green Beech | 60-80cm | Retains brown leaves in winter |
| Fagus sylvatice Purpurea | Copper Beech | 60-80 cm | Purple leaves. |
| Ligustrum ovalifolium | Common Privet | 60-80cm | semi evergreen, tough |
| Ligustrum vulgare | Wild Privet | 60-80 cm | Semi evergreen,tough |
| Malus sylvestris | Crab Apple | 60-80 cm | Blossom and fruit |
| Prunus avium | Wild Cherry | 60-80 cm | Spring flowering native |
| Prunus padus | Bird Cherry | 60-80 cm | Spring flowering native |
| Prunus spinosa | Blackthorn/Slow | 60-80 cm | |
| Quercus robur | English Oak | 60-80 cm | Brown leaves in winter |
| Rosa arvensis | Field Rose | 40-60 cm | |
| Rosa canina | Dog Rose | 60-80 cm | Flowers, hips, thorns |
| Rosa rugosa Rubra | Hedging Rose | 60-80 cm | Showy flowers and hips |
| Rosa rugosa Alba | Hedging Rose | 60-80 cm | Showy flowers and hips |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Rowan/Mountain Ash | 60-80 cm | Flowers, fruit, tough |
| Viburnum lantana | Wayfaring Tree | 60-80 cm | Spring flowers easy |
| Viburnum opulus | Guelder Rose | 60-80 cm | Flowers, fruit, damp sites |
| Sambucus nigra | Elderberry | 60-80cm | good flowers & fruit |
| Pot grown plants | |||
| Ilex aquifolium | English Holly | 60-70 3litre | Evergreen, berries on female |
| Lonicera periclymenum | Honeysuckle/Woodbine | 9cm pot | Scented climber |
| Salix Caprea | Goat Willow | 60-80 cm | |