Dog Rose Hedging
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
- Good for Cutting
A popular scrambling beauty so often seen in hedgerows and famed for its softly scented, pale pink flowers in summer followed by attractive orangey red hips in autumn
Our UK grown hedging plants are supplied as cell-grown saplings ready for immediate planting into their final positions. Cell-grown plants are known to have high establishment success rates with rapid early growth and are uniform and compact in size for quick and easy planting.
As a guide, use 5 plants per metre length. When planting, set out in a zig-zag style to encourage a thick and bushy hedge.
- Planting a hedge offers huge benefits to gardens of all shapes and sizes – Sarah’s top 5 reasons.
- They look spectacular with varying leaf shapes, flowers, and fruits
- Great for providing food, shelter, and nesting sites for wildlife
- An excellent natural shelter from strong winds
- Brilliant for helping with carbon capture, flood control and soil erosion
- Cheaper and far more sustainable than erecting a fence
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Scented
- Good for Cutting
Product details
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - July
- Moisture
- Moist
- Aspect
- Full Sun, Part Shade
Care Tips
Medium sized hedging that can be easily clipped and maintained to 1.5m. Growth rate 40 - 60cm per year. After planting, prune hard. Prune annually to maintain shape and height – ideally in late winter when the hips have gone over.
Flowering Time
June - July
