Autumn Flowering Eco Hedge Collection

This is a collection of 10 varieties of shrubs that we have selected for their flowers, fruits, or particularly interesting foliage in autumn. Easy to grow and hardy, requiring little maintenance, they are perfect for creating a sumptuous hedge at the end of the season that welcomes small wildlife in the garden. This hedge will also protect the garden from prying eyes and the wind throughout the summer season. Delivered as a kit of 10 plants in pots. This hedging kit allows you to create approximately 10 metres (33 feet) of hedge at a low cost.

The collection consists of:

- 1 Abelia Edward Goucher :  approximately 1.75 m (6ft) in all directions, bushy from the base. Long flowering slightly scented, from July to late August (depending on the climate) until October, made up of small pearly white bells which are lilac pink on the opposite side.  These are followed by rusty-coloured bracts which are very decorative in the autumn foliage. Small glossy leaves, semi-evergreen to evergreen depending on the severity of the winter, are light green in colour, turning bronze, violet, or reddish under the effect of the cold. It is resistant to approximately -15°C (5°F).

- 1 Callicarpa bodinieri Profusion : approximately 2.50 m (8ft) in height by 1.50 m (5ft) in width. It is seductive due to the abundance, and very bright violet colour, of its clusters of shiny fruits, decorative in autumn and for a good part of winter. It also displays numerous purple young shoots in spring, which are also very decorative, and its autumn foliage, orange to purple, is also very ornamental. Its deciduous foliage falls in October.

- 1 Cornus alba Elegantissima - White dogwood : approximately 2 m (7ft) in all directions. Its grey-green foliage is marginated and variegated with cream white and turns pink and yellow in autumn before falling, revealing its dark coral red branches. Cream white flowers appear in May-June, in small flat heads, followed by small round fruits with a bluish-white colour.

- 1 Cornus sanguinea Winter Beauty - Bloodtwig dogwood : approximately 2.50 m (8ft) in height by 1.20 m (4ft) in width. Deciduous foliage is absent in winter. Shiny young stems, almost fluorescent in winter are in shades of yellow, orange, and red. Its autumn foliage is another asset, in yellow to yellow-orange, sometimes slightly silver-tinted. Flowering in May-June is white and slightly fragrant and much appreciated by pollinating insects. Small round berries turn dark purple in summer.

- 1 Elaeagnus ebbingei - Oleaster : on average 3 m (10ft) tall by 1.50 m (5ft) wide. It is appreciated for the beauty of its silvery leaves, but also for its autumn flowering, with cream-white bell-shaped flowers with a sweet fragrance. Its fruits are edible and decorative, similar to small copper and silvery olives. Hardy to -15°C (5°F).

- 1 Euonymus alatus - Winged spindle tree: approximately 2 m (7ft) in all directions, slow-growing. Its four prominent and thin corky wings carry deciduous leaves, which change from medium green to pink, dark red, and brilliant purple in autumn before falling.  Insignificant flowers of small white-greenish flowers give way to very decorative berries, dark purple-red, containing an orange seed.

- 1 Euonymus europaeus Red Cascade - European spindle tree : approximately 3 m (10ft) in height by 2 m (7ft) in width. The weight of its abundant bicoloured fruit, red and bright orange, arches and decorates its branches from the end of summer and a good part of winter. The foliage which is green, takes on an intense red colour from the first cool nights and truly ignites the shrub before falling.

- 1 Hibiscus syriacus Woodbridge - tree mallow : approximately 2.50 m (8ft) in height by 2 m (7ft) in width. A very long flowering period from August to October, with large single flowers in very bright colours, in pink and red, around a large white central column. Its deciduous foliage forms a dark, slightly glossy, beautiful setting. It appears late in spring and falls in November.

- 1 Symphoricarpus Mother of Pearl - Snowberry : approximately 1.50 m (5ft) in all directions. A profusion of pale pink berries, gathered in large very decorative clusters from August onwards. They remain decorative until January on the bare branches. Discreet summer flowering. The deciduous foliage, dark green in colour, takes on beautiful yellow tones in autumn before falling.

- 1 Symphoricarpus White Edge - Snowberry : approximately 1.50 m (5ft) in all directions. A profusion of white round berries like pearls, gathered in large very decorative clusters from August onwards. They remain decorative until January on the bare branches. The discreet summer flowering is white. The deciduous foliage, dark bluish-green in colour, takes on beautiful yellow tones in autumn before falling.

Plant these bushes preferably in autumn or early spring, in full sun or partial shade, mixing them and spacing them about 1 metre (3 feet) apart. They are content with any well-prepared garden soil, improved with leaf compost. Once well established, they do not require watering in summer. 

Advice: Do not prune early in the season so you can fully enjoy the flowering! If possible, also avoid pruning in late summer to enjoy the fruits and feed the birds in the garden during winter.