Hedge Plants with Berries
Red, orange and yellow berries · Evergreen and native

Hedge Plants with Berries

Which hedge has which berries
Bring year-round colour and wildlife interest to your garden with hedge plants that produce berries. We stock a carefully chosen range of evergreen shrubs with red, orange, and yellow berries—ideal for privacy, structure, and seasonal impact. Whether you’re after a hedging plant with red berries for winter colour, or evergreen shrubs with orange or yellow berries to brighten borders and boundaries, our berrying hedge plants are selected to perform reliably in British gardens and support birds through the colder months.

Our most popular Hedges With Berries

Our range of hedge plants with berries includes some of the UK’s best loved choices for colour, privacy, and wildlife value. Cherry Laurel and Portuguese Laurel are popular for dense evergreen screening, while Holly adds year-round structure with classic winter berries. For a more natural, countryside feel, Hawthorn and Blackthorn are firm favourites, and our Native Mixed hedging is ideal for creating a hedge that berries and flowers through the seasons. If you want standout berry colour, Pyracantha (in red, orange, and yellow) and Cotoneaster are brilliant for heavy crops and bird interest, while Guelder Rose and Amelanchier bring seasonal interest and a softer, more ornamental look.

Choosing the right Hedging with Berries

When choosing hedging with berries, think about the look you want through the seasons and what you’d like the hedge to do—privacy and shelter, wildlife support, or standout colour in autumn and winter. Consider whether you prefer evergreen options for year-round screening (like Laurel or Holly) or native, deciduous hedges that flower and berry heavily (like Hawthorn and Blackthorn). It also helps to check your garden conditions (sun or shade, exposed or sheltered, and soil type) and whether you want a neat, clipped finish or a more natural, informal hedge. Use the filters below to narrow down the right berrying hedge plants for your space, and if you’d like advice, our team is always happy to help.

Which berry hedge do you need?

Start with what you want the hedge to do.
Evergreen with red berriesHolly is the classic evergreen hedge with red winter berries. Berries form only on female plants, with a male Holly nearby to pollinate them.Bright berries and securityPyracantha carries red, orange or yellow berries through autumn and winter on a thorny evergreen hedge that deters intruders.Native berries for wildlifeHawthorn, Guelder Rose, Dog Rose and Blackthorn feed birds through autumn. Plant them together in a native mixed hedge.Low hedges and ground coverCotoneaster ranges from low, spreading dammeri to tall lacteus, all with red or orange-red berries in autumn and winter.
  • SALEEnglish Holly hedging plantsEnglish Holly HedgeIlex aquifoliumEnglish Holly is an attractive, native evergreen hedging plant with spiky glossy green foliage and produces white flowers in the spring.EvergreenSlow 10-20cm per yearRoot BalledPot GrownInstant HedgingPrice From £3.50Shop now
  • Red Pyracantha hedging plantsRed Pyracantha HedgePyracantha coccinea 'Red Column'Red Pyracantha is an extremely spiky evergreen hedging plant that produces fragrant white flowers in the spring followed by masses of shiny, bright red berries.EvergreenFast 30-60cm per yearPot GrownPrice From £22.95Shop now
  • SALECotoneaster lacteus hedging plantsCotoneaster lacteus HedgeLate CotoneasterCotoneaster lacteus is a fast growing large evergreen hedging plant with glossy dark green leaves. It produces large clusters of white flowers in the spring, which are followed…Colourful FoliageMedium 20-40cm per yearPot GrownPrice From £10.95Shop now
  • SALEHawthorn hedging plantsHawthorn HedgeCrataegus monogynaHawthorn, Quickthorn, Whitethorn or May Hedging also known as Crataegus monogyna is a popular thorny, deciduous hedging species that provides seasonal interest, with pure white flowers in the…DeciduousMedium 20-40cm per yearBare RootRoot BalledPot GrownPrice From £1.15Shop now
  • SALEGuelder Rose hedging plantsGuelder Rose HedgeViburnum opulusGuelder Rose is a deciduous hedging plant, that produces white lace-cap flower heads in spring followed by juicy red berries in the autumn. It has large ornate green…DeciduousMedium 20-40cm per yearBare RootPot GrownPrice From £1.90Shop now
  • Cotoneaster franchetii hedging plantsCotoneaster franchetii HedgeFranchet's CotoneasterCotoneaster franchetii is a fast growing dense evergreen hedging plant with grey-green ornate foliage. It produces blush white flowers in the spring which are followed by attractive orange…Colourful FoliageMedium 20-40cm per yearBare RootPot GrownPrice From £2.20Shop now
  • Orange Pyracantha hedging plantsOrange Pyracantha HedgePyracantha 'Orange Glow'Orange Pyracantha is an extremely spiky evergreen hedging plant that produces fragrant white flowers in the spring followed by masses of shiny, bright orange berries.EvergreenFast 30-60cm per yearPot GrownPrice From £22.95Shop now
  • SALERosa rugosa on flowerRosa Rugosa HedgingPink Ramanus RoseRosa rugosa is a tough, fast-growing flowering hedge with fragrant pink flowers followed by large orange-red rose hips. Dense, thorny and particularly tolerant of coastal and exposed conditions,…DeciduousMedium 20-40cm per yearBare RootPrice From £3.95Shop now
Gwynne Bodsworth, founder and grower at Hedging Plants Direct
Expert nursery advice

Gwynne's Grower's Tip

Berries come from flowers, so a hedge clipped hard every summer won't give you many. If berries are the reason you're buying, choose a hedge that's happy to be informal, such as Pyracantha, Cotoneaster or a native mix, and trim lightly once the birds have stripped it.

With Holly, only female plants berry, and they need a male Holly nearby, so one or two plants on their own may never fruit. And if young children or dogs use the garden, check which berries are poisonous before you choose.

Gwynne BodsworthGrower, Hedging Plants Direct

Which hedges have which berries?

Use this chart to match berry colour and timing with the type of hedge you want. Most hedges berry best in sun.

HedgeBerry colourWhenLeavesUK native
English HollyRedAutumn–winterEvergreenYes
Pyracantha (Red, Orange, Yellow)Red, orange or yellowAutumn–winterEvergreenNo
Cotoneaster lacteusRedAutumn–winterEvergreenNo
Cotoneaster franchetiiOrange-redAutumn–winterSemi-evergreenNo
Cotoneaster dammeriRedAutumnEvergreen, lowNo
English YewRed (seeds are poisonous)AutumnEvergreenYes
HawthornDark redAutumnDeciduousYes
Guelder RoseGlossy redAutumnDeciduousYes
Dog RoseRed hipsAutumnDeciduousYes
Rosa RugosaLarge red hipsLate summer–autumnDeciduousNo
BlackthornBlue-black sloesAutumnDeciduousYes
SpindlePink, with orange seedsAutumnDeciduousYes
JuneberryRed to purple-blackEarly summerDeciduousNo
Viburnum tinusBlue-blackAfter floweringEvergreenNo
Helpful answers

Berry hedge buying questions

01Which evergreen hedges have red berries?

English Holly, Red Pyracantha, Cotoneaster lacteus and Cotoneaster dammeri all keep their leaves and carry red berries in autumn and winter. Holly berries only form on female plants.

02Are hedge berries poisonous?

Some are. Yew, Holly, Cherry Laurel, Privet and Spindle berries are harmful if eaten, so think carefully where children or pets play. Our Q&As below cover the most common plants in more detail.

03Which berry hedges are best for birds?

Native Hawthorn, Holly, Guelder Rose and Blackthorn are excellent, and Pyracantha and Cotoneaster berries are popular with blackbirds and thrushes through winter. A mix gives food over a longer season.

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Growing Advice for Hedge Plants with Berries

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Spikey Glossy Holly HedgingCare GuideHolly Hedging: Planting, Care and Best UsesLooking to plant or care for Holly hedging but not sure where to start? Discover the best uses, planting tips and simple care advice for a thriving Ilex…Read care guide Red Pyracantha HedgingCare GuidePyracantha Hedge Care GuidePlanting, spacing, watering and pruning advice for pyracantha hedging.Read care guide Viburnum opulus - Guelder Rose HedgeCare GuideGuelder Rose Hedge Care GuidePractical UK advice for planting, spacing, watering, feeding and pruning Guelder Rose hedging, including Viburnum beetle, berries, wildlife and common problems.Read care guide
Holly Hedging Sex - Male and Female flower identificationQ&AHow can you tell male and female Holly plants apart?Male and female English Holly plants can look almost identical for most of the year. The easiest time to tell them apart is when they flower, because the…Read answer Holly Hedging - Ilex leaf with bright red berriesQ&AAre Holly berries poisonous to people and pets?English Holly (Ilex aquifolium) is valued for its evergreen foliage and bright winter berries, but those berries are ornamental rather than edible. Gardeners with young children, dogs or…Read answer Hawthorn in winterQ&AAre Hawthorn berries poisonous to dogs?Dogs sometimes pick up fallen haws while walking beside hedges or exploring the garden. The fruit is not usually treated as a major poisoning risk, but there are…Read answer Cherries on Cherry Laurel HedgesQ&AAre Laurel berries poisonous?Laurel hedges can produce attractive dark berries after flowering, but the name "Laurel" covers several different plants. Their fruit is not identical, so it is important to know…Read answer Common Privet Hedging and HedgesQ&AIs Privet poisonous?Privet is a familiar garden hedge, but its leaves and berries are not edible. This guide explains the practical risk to people, pets and grazing animals, and the…Read answer Blackthorn sloesQ&ACan you eat sloe berries?Blackthorn produces the blue-black fruits known as sloes. They are widely used in preserves and drinks, but there are a few sensible precautions before picking or eating them.Read answer

Benefits and features of Hedges with Berries

Hedging plants with berries have many features and benefits for your garden including;

  • Seasonal colour and interest: Berries add autumn and winter colour, with choices including red, orange, and yellow berrying varieties.
  • Wildlife friendly: Berrying hedges provide an important natural food source for birds, especially through the colder months.
  • Great for privacy and boundaries: Many hedges with berries form dense growth for screening, defining borders, and softening fence lines.
  • Evergreen or native options: Choose evergreen hedges with berries for year-round coverage, or native hedging for a more natural, countryside look.
  • Added structure and texture: From glossy evergreen foliage to more informal hedgerows, berrying plants bring shape and character to the garden.
  • Extra garden security: Thorny choices such as Hawthorn, Blackthorn, and Pyracantha can help create a more secure boundary.