Hedge - Page 5 of 17 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Prostrata’ plum yew

    Cephalotaxus harringtonii ‘Prostrata’

    This slow-growing dwarf conifer has a wide, rounded crown and narrowly furrowed, partially peeling bark.

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    Japanese barberry

    Berberis thunbergii

    Grown for its neat habit, yellow flowers, and red fruit, this shrub spreads prolifically by seed and is considered invasive in some areas, including the Northeast.

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    Japanese holly

    Ilex crenata

    This dense, evergreen holly reaches 6 to 10 feet tall and at least as wide.

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    English holly

    Ilex aquifolium

    This tall, pyramidal, evergreen tree may be grown as a large shrub.

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    Gallberry

    Ilex glabra

    The inkberry holly has narrow, glossy, spineless leaves and tiny black fruits.

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    Yaupon holly

    Ilex vomitoria

    Yaupon holly is an upright, irregularly branched, evergreen shrub or small tree with ovate, toothed, shiny dark-green leaves and gray branches.

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    Black alder

    Ilex verticillata

    This plant is a suckering shrub or small tree with toothed, pointy, bright green leaves.

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    Oakleaf hydrangea

    Hydrangea quercifolia

    Oakleaf hydrangeas originated along the sandy streams of the southeastern United States, and they are more drought tolerant than many other hydrangeas.

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    ‘Pallida’ Witch Hazel

    Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'

    There are few better winter displays than the blossoms of 'Pallida' witch hazel.

  • Fuchsia
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    Hardy fuchsia

    Fuchsia magellanica

    This erect shrub grows to 10 feet high and wide and produces many small, tubular, pendent flowers in shades of red, pink, and sometimes white.