A beautiful, well-maintained hedge can transform your garden—adding structure, privacy, and year-round greenery. At True Green Nursery, we offer a variety of top-performing hedge plants suited perfectly to the climates of Victoria and New South Wales. Whether you’re looking for fast-growing screen plants, formal hedges, or lush native options, we’ve got you covered.
Here are some of our favourite hedging varieties for southern and eastern gardens:
🌿 Backyard Bliss (Syzygium paniculatum ‘Backyard Bliss’)
Backyard Bliss is a fast-growing, evergreen Australian native ideal for screening and privacy hedges. With dense foliage, minimal maintenance, and a compact habit, it’s perfect for narrow spaces or suburban blocks. It responds well to trimming and grows quickly to 3–4 metres.
- ✅ Fast-growing
- ✅ Low maintenance
- ✅ Excellent for tight spaces
🌿 Ficus Flash (Ficus microcarpa ‘Flash’)
Ficus Flash is a lush, tropical-looking hedge with glossy lime-green new growth that darkens as it matures. It makes a fantastic dense screen or formal hedge and can be trimmed to shape. Best suited to frost-free or sheltered spots in NSW and milder parts of Victoria.
- ✅ Glossy foliage with vibrant new growth
- ✅ Ideal for formal or modern hedges
- ✅ Responds well to pruning
🌿 Weeping Lilly Pilly (Waterhousea floribunda)
This elegant native features gently weeping branches and soft green foliage. It’s a popular choice for natural screens and informal hedges. The leaves flush with pink or bronze new growth, and the plant can grow 5–10 metres if left unpruned—but can easily be kept to size.
- ✅ Soft, cascading form
- ✅ Great for larger boundary screens
- ✅ Native and bird-friendly
🌿 Silver Sheen (Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Silver Sheen’)
With fine, silvery-green foliage and a light, airy look, Silver Sheen is a striking alternative to traditional hedges. It’s fast-growing and easy to shape, making it ideal for modern gardens or those wanting something a little different.
- ✅ Elegant and contemporary
- ✅ Fast-growing
- ✅ Needs regular trimming to keep tidy
🌿 Agonis flexuosa ‘Burgundy’ (Burgundy Willow Myrtle)
This dramatic native hedge option features rich burgundy-purple new foliage on graceful, weeping branches. It’s drought-tolerant, fast-growing, and provides great colour contrast in the garden. It’s perfect as a feature hedge or informal screen.
- ✅ Rich burgundy tones
- ✅ Great movement and contrast
- ✅ Hardy and water-wise once established
🌿 Burgundy Tea Tree (Leptosperm
Compact and colourful, this hardy native has fine burgundy foliage and produces small white flowers in spring. It’s perfect for low to medium hedging and looks fantastic in native or coastal gardens.
- ✅ Compact and colourful
- ✅ Drought-tolerant
- ✅ Native bee-friendly flowers
🌿 English Box Hedge (Buxus sempervirens)
A classic choice for formal gardens, English Box is slow-growing but responds beautifully to shaping. It’s perfect for neat borders, parterre gardens, or defining garden beds. Best suited to cooler areas or gardens with part shade.
- ✅ Ideal for formal hedging
- ✅ Timeless elegance
- ✅ Can be clipped to precise shapes
🌿 Japanese Box Hedge (Buxus microphylla var. japonica)
Faster-growing than English Box and better suited to warmer climates, Japanese Box is a favourite for low hedges, borders, and topiary. It’s hardy, easy to prune, and maintains a lush green appearance year-round.
- ✅ Great for warmer areas
- ✅ Fast-growing and hardy
- ✅ Low maintenance
🏡 Choosing the Right Hedge for Your Garden
When selecting the best hedging plant, consider:
- Height & Width: How tall and wide do you want your hedge to grow?
- Sunlight: Most of these varieties prefer full sun to part shade.
- Maintenance: Some varieties need more frequent pruning than others.
- Climate: Our list is tailored to perform well in the varying climates across Victoria and NSW.
🌱 Need Help Choosing?
Our team at True Green Nursery is always happy to help you choose the perfect hedge for your space. Visit us or get in touch to explore our full range and get expert advice on planting, spacing, and care.
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