Sue's ideas
'small evergreen for containers or low hedge - boxwood 'Green Gem' - broadleaf shrub forms dense 2-foot sphere at maturity'.
'Hebe x andersonii - vigorous grower, prune regularly to maintain low hedge - provides a summer of soft lavender-blue flowers fading to white in fall'.
cherry laurel, drought tolerant evergreen, cab be pruned regularly to maintain low hedge appeal
''Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price') Laurustinus is another large, bushy evergreen that you would not believe could be controlled enough to create a step-over hedge Here the variety 'Eve Price' creates a stunning dwarf hedge, as it is more compact than some of the other varieties of Viburnum tinus. The flowers, blooming in late autumn to early spring, are very attractive, with carmine buds and pink-tinged petals. The hedge shown here is cleverly underplanted with bright pink geraniums, which contrast bea'' — John Gibson
minamalist feel and artwork above the striking bed
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