Planting evergreen trees as hedges for our homes brings a lot of benefits. Foremost among them is it gives a sense of privacy especially when you live in urban areas. Evergreen trees as hedges are also good barriers against wind, noise and pollution which usually plague city dwellers. Plus, putting evergreen trees hedges gives you protection as some of them have thorns which will surely prick intruders.

At Greenshutters Garden Centres UK, you will find varieties of evergreen trees to choose as hedges for your home.  Take a look at some of their evergreen trees in their tree nurseries:

  • Leylandii – the fastest evergreen tree good for hedges and screens. Even on poor soil, Leylandii have been known to grow to heights of 15 metres. Having thick rapid foliage, Leylandii is a great way of enforcing privacy.                

Greenshutters Tree nurseries sell two forms of Leylandii namely, the traditional form and Leylandii 2001.

  • Portugal Laurel – thrives in any soil. It is a good choice if your area suffers from air pollution. It is also a good barrier of traffic noise. 

You can buy it in Garden Centres UK in 3 litre pots at only £5.99.

  • Pyracantha – dense and thorny, Pyracantha is the perfect tree hedge for an impenetrable security barrier.

You can buy it in Garden Centres UK in 7.5 litre pots at only £19.99.

  • Escallonia – grows about 1 foot in a year, Escallonia is good for coastal areas. However, it is not very tolerant of dry winds.

You can buy it in Garden Centres UK in 3 litre pots at only £5.99.

You can find out more on plants and trees being sold at Greenshutters Garden Centres UK. You can visit their tree nurseries located in Taunton, Somerset and another tree nursery on the Isle of Wight.

Or you can visit their website and see the gallery of evergreen trees being sold in their tree nurseries. Call 01460 281265 or visit http://www.evergreenhedging.co.uk/