Golden Privet Hedge (Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum')

Golden Privet Hedge Plants Description

The Golden Privet Hedge Plant is a striking and versatile choice for both formal and informal garden settings. Known for its vibrant yellow-green foliage that retains its brightness throughout the year, this semi-evergreen shrub adds a lively touch to any landscape. Its oval leaves have a golden hue, particularly at the edges, which makes it a popular option for brightening up darker spaces in the garden.

Benefits:

Year-round interest: Though semi-evergreen, Golden Privet maintains most of its foliage in mild winters, offering excellent coverage and structure.

Fast-growing: It is a rapid grower, achieving up to 30cm of growth per year, making it ideal for quickly establishing privacy screens or windbreaks.

Adaptable: Golden Privet thrives in a variety of soil types and can tolerate urban pollution, making it perfect for town or city gardens.

Wildlife-friendly: The dense structure provides nesting sites for birds, while its fragrant white flowers, which bloom in summer, attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies.

Pruning Advice

Golden Privet responds well to regular pruning, making it easy to maintain in a tidy, formal shape or a more natural, informal look. For formal hedges, prune twice a year—once in early spring and again in late summer to encourage dense growth. If left to grow more naturally, a light pruning in late summer is usually sufficient to keep its shape. Always trim in dry weather to prevent the spread of disease, and avoid cutting back too hard into old wood, as this can reduce regrowth.

By pruning regularly, you'll maintain a neat, compact hedge that will continue to thrive and offer a beautiful splash of colour to your garden year-round.

Further Information

Planting distances are largely a matter of preference. For bare root plants, spacing them at 3 plants per meter is sufficient, 5 plants is optimal, and 7 plants in a double staggered row will result in a denser hedge more quickly. Generally, smaller plants should be planted at a higher density. For cell-grown plants, spacing at 4 plants per meter in a single row or ideally 6 plants per meter in a staggered row is recommended.

Delivery & Returns

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