Slow Growing Hedge Plants
<h2>Slow Growing Hedge Plants</h2>
Slow growing hedge plants are ideal when you want a neat, manageable hedge with less frequent trimming. Perfect as small hedge plants for borders or low hedge plants for pathways, they suit gardens needing a tidy finish without rapid regrowth. If you’re after low maintenance hedge plants in the UK, explore our small hedging plants and low growing evergreen shrub options for reliable year-round structure.
<h3>Our most popular Slow Growing Hedge Plants</h3>
Our slow growing favourites include Box for classic, compact edging, and Yew for a dense, long-lasting hedge that clips beautifully. Euonymus is popular for its tidy habit and attractive foliage, while Osmanthus brings glossy leaves and a naturally neat shape. Holly is another dependable choice, offering evergreen structure and a smart finish for smaller hedges. Together, these plants are ideal for low hedges, small hedges for borders, and gardens where low maintenance is key.
<h3>Choosing the right Slow Growing Hedge Plants</h3>
When choosing slow growing hedging, consider the height you want (low hedge or mid-height), the style (formal clipped or more natural), and your garden conditions (sun or shade, exposed or sheltered, soil type). For a very neat, formal look, Box is a go-to for small hedges and border edging, while Yew suits a longer-lasting, denser hedge. Euonymus and Osmanthus are great low growing evergreen shrub options for structure with attractive foliage, and Holly is ideal where you want evergreen cover and extra garden character. Use the filters below to narrow down the best low hedge plants for your space, and our team is happy to help.
White Cedar HedgeThuja occidentalis 'Smaragd''Smaragd' is an evergreen conifer making a slow-growing conical shrub with erect sprays of bright green foliage.EvergreenSlow 10-20cm per yearRoot BalledPot Grown- Euonymus 'Bravo' HedgeEuonymus japonicus 'Bravo'Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo' is a bushy variegated evergreen hedging shrub with dark green leaves and a central cream blotch which turns golden with age.Colourful FoliageSlow 10-20cm per yearPot Grown
- Euonymus Silver Queen HedgeEuonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen'Euonymus fortunei 'Silver Queen' is a compact, variegated evergreen hedging shrub with glossy dark green leaves that have silvery white margins, which provide winter colour.Box AlternativeSlow 10-20cm per yearPot Grown
- Euonymus Emerald 'n' Gold HedgeEuonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'Euonymus Emerald 'n' Gold is a compact, variegated evergreen hedging shrub with green leaves that have golden yellow margins, which provide winter colour.Box AlternativeSlow 10-20cm per yearPot Grown
- Euonymus Emerald Gaiety HedgeEuonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety' is a compact, variegated evergreen hedging shrub with glossy dark green leaves that have white margins, which provide winter colour.Colourful FoliageSlow 10-20cm per yearPot Grown
- Midwinter Fire Dogwood HedgeCornus 'Midwinter Fire'Midwinter Fire Dogwood is best known for its flame coloured stems that offer a splash of colour throughout the winter. It has green ovate leaves turning orange and…Colourful FoliageSlow 10-20cm per yearBare RootPot Grown
- Cotoneaster dammeri HedgeBearberry CotoneasterBearberry Cotoneaster is a vigorous, flat growing, evergreen shrub that will spread to around 2m, with small, rounded ovate leaves and small white flowers in early summer, followed…EvergreenSlow 10-20cm per yearPot Grown
