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Topiary Hedging

Topiary Hedging

Topiary is the art of shaping live plants into striking geometric or decorative forms through careful, regular clipping. Traditional topiary favourites such as Box and Yew are commonly trained into shapes like cones, pyramids, spheres, and cubes – perfect for adding structure, symmetry, and a formal elegance to garden spaces.

Whether used as standalone features, paired at entrances, or incorporated into hedging, topiary brings a bold, architectural element to any garden design. Browse our extensive selection of premium-quality topiary plants and transform your outdoor space with timeless style.

  • Pittosporum Golf Ball 30cm in a 5lt pot

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    These are good bushy specimens of Pittosporum tenuifolium Golf Ball. They naturally produce a globe shape and respond well to clipping and are a lo...

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  • Pittosporum Silver Ball 30cm in a 5lt pot

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    Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Ball' is a useful evergreen shrub with small leaves that are slow growing with a rounded habit.  It has grey-green ...

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  • Ilex Crenata Topiary Ball

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    Ilex crenata, commonly known as Japanese holly, is an increasingly popular choice for topiary balls in UK gardens. With its small, glossy, dark gre...

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  • Yew (Taxus baccata) Topiary Ball

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    Yew (Taxus baccata) is a time-honoured favourite for UK topiary—valued for its deep green foliage, slow growth, and exceptional longevity. Native t...

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  • Yew (Taxus baccata) Topiary Cone

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    Yew (Taxus baccata) is a classic choice for topiary in British gardens—celebrated for its rich green foliage, slow growth, and incredible longevity...

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  • Topiary Ilex Crenata Cone 60-70cm

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    With the demise of Box (Buxus sempervirens) in recent years, many people are now looking for alternative plant varieties to use for topiary shapes,...

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  • Magnolia Grandiflora Little Gem Short Standard

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    These are small versions of Magnolia Grandiflora Little Gem which is a small compact evergreen tree with white lightly scented flowers. For more in...

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  • Italian Cypress 15lt 200cm

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    These Italian Cypress trees are the Garda variety which is a good version of Cupressus sempervirens (Italian Cypress). They are a columnar conifer ...

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  • Magnolia Grandiflora 25lt

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    These Magnolia Grandiflora trees will make superb specimens in any garden. For more information, please call us on 01252 714552 or email sales@hedg...

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  • Photinia Red Robin (Short Standard Tree)

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    These Photinia Red Robin hedging plants are all 5ft (150cm) high growing in pots and have been trained to be short standards, that is to say that t...

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  • Golden Irish Yew (Taxus baccata Fastigiata Standishii) 100-120cm Rootballed

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    These striking golden ‘Standishii’ Irish Yews are perfect specimen trees to feature individually or in pairs and triples. Known for their slow grow...

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  • Portuguese Laurel (Short Standard)

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    These Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) standard trees all come with a clear stem with foliage above. They are designed for feature planting fo...

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  • Holly (Short Standard) in a 45lt pot

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    Add year-round structure and elegance to your garden with these lollipop-style holly trees, each featuring a 100cm clear stem topped with a neatly ...

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  • Photinia Red Robin 25lt (Standard Tree)

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    These Photinia Red Robin hedging plants are grown as single stem standard trees and come with a 6ft (180cm) clear stem with a head on top. They are...

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  • Topiary Box Ball 70cm

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    Planting a large topiary Box ball is an effective way to add an element of architectural style to your garden or Box hedge. This large topiary box...

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  • Portuguese Laurel (Standard Tree)

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    These Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica) standard trees are all 3m (10ft) tall with clear stems. They are designed for feature planting or for ...

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  • Irish Yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')

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    Bring timeless style and vertical structure to your garden with Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata', commonly known as Irish Yew. With its dense, upright gr...

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Symmetrical Hedging for Your Outdoor Space

Topiary hedging is popular for it services both aesthetic and functional purposes, acting as focal points, garden borders and privacy screens. The foliage is carefully trimmed to create a symmetrical shape, making it ideally placed as a central feature within your outdoor space. In theory, almost any plant can be trimmed and pruned with enough time and care to create the desired shape, but here you will find the most popular varieties used.

Looking for something in particular?

We supply a number of topiary shapes and sizes, especially in Box, Yew and Euonymus Green Spire, although during the season, we often have other topiary hedging plants available,  including Pittosporum ‘Silver Ball’. If there is a topiary hedge you are specifically looking for, call us on 01252 714552 to discuss your planting requirements.

Topiary Hedges: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I shape topiary?

Although topiary shaping is often carried out mechanically here on the nursery, to maintain its artistic and elegant aesthetic, regular maintenance is essential. Regularly trim new growth with sharp, clean shears, cutting just above the leaf nodes to encourage dense branching. Prune gradually, allowing the plant to fill out the desired shape over time. Regular maintenance, including watering, feeding and pest control will ensure your topiary plants remain healthy for years to come.

When should I trim topiary hedges?

The best time to trim your topiary hedge is during the growing season in the early or late summer. Not only are the leaves firmer and more resilient, but this will avoid exposure to frost damage that can occur during the autumn and winter months. Pruning can take place as little as once a year, but may be needed more frequently if your topiary tree grows particularly fast and depending on the look you are trying to achieve. Most people will opt to trim their topiary twice or even three times a year to maintain
a crisp look to the shape.

What plants are used for topiary?

Box Topiary (Buxus Sempervirens)

Box (Buxus Sempervirens), is also known as Common Box and has been used for an extremely long time to produce small hedges and topiary. Being evergreen, it produces a mass of small green leaves and grows well in many situations. Topiary Box clips well and retains its shape, making it a popular choice for formal gardens. We still sell Box topiary, however you must be aware that there are two significant problems that are currently widespread throughout the UK and it will require regular treatment for to keep your topiary looking healthy. Box Moth Caterpillar and Box Blight have become prevalent throughout the UK and we are seeing it appear regularly in peoples gardens so keep an eye out and treat appropriately.  We do not recommend using Box for topiary any longer due to these reasons but will still sell it to those who are prepared to look after it properly.  The best substitutes for Box are Yew and Euonymus Green Spire which do not suffer any of the same afflictions as Box due to them being from a different plant family.

Yew Topiary Plants

Yew (Taxus Baccata) is also known as English Yew or Common Yew, and being native to the UK, it has been a popular choice for topiary for many centuries. Yew topiary plants clip extremely well and can be used to make very tight topiary shapes, whether that be cubes, cones or feature shapes.  Yew is slow growing and dark green and can be slowly trimmed into almost any shape. Visit almost any formal garden in this country or mainland Europe and you will find Yew being used to create topiary designs of all shapes and fashions.

Euonymus Green Spire

Euonymus Green Spire is a relatively new plant to the horticultural world and has risen to colossal popularity in the last few years due to the problems associated with Box. It is visually very similar to Box and behaves in much the same way.  It has small green leaves and grows slowly, making it ideal for small hedges or topiary shapes.  We often find that those who are not familiar with plants mistake Euonymus Green Spire for Box as they look so similar to each other. So use it instead in exactly
the same way as you would with any Box plants.