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Find the perfect shrub to give your garden the most beautiful of border lines

Kapuka This small native evergreen tree is easy-care and low maintenance, with large glossy leaves that form a dense hedge. Quick to grow, Kapuka thrives in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil. It flourishes in both coastal and inland areas around the country, tolerating wind and frost.

Camellia Hardy, evergreen shrub ‘Setsugekka’ has glossy leaves and, in autumn and early winter, prolific pure white ruffled blooms with bright yellow stamens. The small, dense foliage and relative slow growth make it well suited for hedging. It grows best in part shade to full sun in moist, free-draining soil rich in organic matter.

Lilly pilly For colour and hardiness, lilly pilly is a stand-out ornamental plant. A dense, evergreen shrub, the young leaves start out a vibrant red-bronze and change to deep green as they mature. Small clusters of white flowers appear in spring followed by rose-red berries. The variety Eugenia ventenatii ‘Red eye’ is versatile and responds well to clipping.

Coastal rosemary ‘Naringa’ is a fast-establishing variety of this shrub with attractive grey-green foliage and masses of mauve-coloured flowers throughout the year, peaking in spring. It’s an adaptable hedging plant, growing in full sun to part shade, in sandy to well-drained clay soils.

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Kapuka (New Zealand broadleaf)

The lush, dense foliage is ideal for hedging. Add organic matter to the soil before planting. (Griselinia littoralis)

Lilly pilly ‘Red eye’

Easy to grow and trim into shape. Prefers a sunny to shady part of the garden, protect from heavy frosts. (Eugenia ventenatii ‘Red eye’)

Camellia ‘Setsugekka’

Apply a mulch of pine needles if necessary to keep the soil acidic, and prune after flowering. (Camellia sasanqua ‘Setsugekka’)

As a general rule of thumb, to work out the planting distance between shrubs or small trees, multiply the desired height of your hedge by 0.3 Tip

Coastal rosemary

Will tolerate dry conditions and is hardy once established, but avoid constantly wet soil, which may cause root rot. (Westringia fruticosa ‘Naringa’)

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