Laurel hedging is a highly popular, low-maintenance evergreen hedge plant that is great for creating a private space in your garden, or to simply add some all year round interest. Laurel hedging is perfect for UK gardens, as they thrive in our temperate climate making it an ideal choice for a new hedge.
At Hedging Plants Direct, we only grow the highest quality laurel hedge plants, so you can be sure your hedge will be healthy and beautiful for years to come. Browse our selection of laurel hedging plants today and find the perfect choice for your home garden.
Choose from our most popular varieties of Laurel Hedging plants, available in a range of sizes and root types.
Cherry Laurel is a hugely popular vigorous, dense evergreen hedge with large glossy bright green leaves that is perfect for reducing road noise and providing privacy.
Growth rate: Fast 30-60cm per year
Overall height: Medium up to 5 metres
Position: Coastal, Full Sun, Full Shade, Exposed
Root Types: Bare Root, Instant Hedging, Pot Grown, Root Balled
Portuguese Laurel is a dense evergreen hedge with glossy, dark green pointed foliage on red stems that is perfect for reducing road noise and providing privacy.
Growth rate: Medium 20-40cm per year
Overall height: Medium up to 5 metres
Position: Sheltered, Full Sun, Full Shade
Root Types: Instant Hedging, Pot Grown, Root Balled
Sweet Bay Laurel is a dense, evergreen hedging plant with pale yellow flowers in the spring and aromatic dark green leaves which are perfect for cooking.
Growth rate: Medium 20-40cm per year
Overall height: Medium up to 5 metres
Position: Full Shade, Full Sun, Sheltered
Root Types: Pot Grown
Upright Laurel is a dense, upright evergreen hedge with large glossy dark green foliage that is perfect for reducing road noise, providing privacy and screening.
Growth rate: Fast 30-60cm per year
Overall height: Medium up to 5 metres
Position: Sheltered, Full Sun, Full Shade, Exposed
Root Types: Pot Grown, Root Balled
Compact Laurel is a dense, evergreen hedge with glossy dark green pointed foliage and an abundance of scented white flowers in the spring followed by black berries in the autumn.
Growth rate: Slow 10-20cm per year
Overall height: Small up to 3 metres
Position: Exposed, Full Shade, Full Sun, Sheltered
Root Types: Pot Grown
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Laurel produces a dense evergreen hedge, with bright glossy green leaves.
Easy to care for and maintain, these excellent value evergreen hedges will continue to look great year after year. So if you are looking for an elegant and classic hedge that will make a real impact, Laurel Hedging from Hedging Plants Direct is the perfect choice.
When choosing a laurel hedge, it’s important to consider the size and shape of your garden. Our laurel hedging plants come in a variety of sizes, so you can find the perfect one for your space.
We offer many different species and several different shapes of laurel plants, including round, oval and rectangular, so you can create the perfect hedge for your home. Our most popular laurel hedging plants include;
In addition to all the hedge plants we have for sale, we also stock pleached laurel trees for sale which can add instant screening and privacy to any garden.
Laurel hedging is available in different root types, including pot grown plants, bare root plants, root ball plants and instant hedging.
Laurel hedging grows at a moderate rate of 30-60cm per year, making it a great choice if your looking to establish a mature hedge quickly.
Laurel hedges can be trimmed to any desired shape or size, so you can keep them neat and tidy. Laurel hedging is also rabbit and deer resistant, so you don’t have to worry about them eating your plants.
Our laurel hedging plants have an overall height and spread of approximately 2-3 metres.
Laurel is tolerant of a wide range of soil types and conditions as long as its not waterlogged, making it a very versatile hedging plant.
Once you’ve selected the right laurel hedge for your garden, it’s time to plant it. All of our laurel hedging plants are grown in high quality soil, so they’re ready to be planted right away.
Just follow our comprehensive laurel planting guide and your laurel hedge will be up and thriving in no time.
Once your laurel hedge is planted, all you need to do is give it a quick trim or prune every few months to keep it looking its best.
For information on how to successfully cut or trim your laurel hedge, please see our step by step laurel pruning guide.
Laurel hedges require very little care, making them the perfect low-maintenance hedge for any UK garden.
For issues such as leaf spot fungi, please read our guide on how to identify and solve laurel hedge problems including pests and diseases.
Your laurel hedge should be watered regularly during the first few months after planting, and especially during the summer months. Once it’s established, you can cut back on watering.
Laurel hedges don’t require fertiliser, but if you want to give them a little boost, you can use a slow release hedge fertiliser in the spring.
