Plants for the Bottom of a Hedge

Finding plants to fill the gaps under an established hedge can be tricky as the new plants will have to compete with the hedge for water, light and nutrients. There are some tough plants that will cope - but make sure they are kept well fed and watered until they have become established.

Quick growing
Eventual size
Leaf colour
Ground cover
Soil moisture
Epimedium grandiflorum Lilafee
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Epimedium × perralchicum Fröhnleiten
Epimedium × perralchicum 'Fröhnleiten'
From £9.59
available to order from summer
Skimmia japonica Kew White
Skimmia japonica 'Kew White' (female)
£44.99 £35.99
available to order from summer
Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)

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Skimmia japonica Cleopatra ('Snep24') (PBR)
£34.99 £27.99
available to order from summer