Taxus Baccata The English Yew Hedge
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21 years online - still growing strong
The classic choice. English Yew hedging creates dense, elegant evergreen boundaries with a traditional appearance. Taxus baccata has fine dark green foliage and responds exceptionally well to regular clipping, making it ideal for formal hedges, screening and carefully shaped garden boundaries. Naturally long-lived and tolerant of a wide range of growing conditions, Yew provides dependable year-round structure for both traditional and contemporary gardens.
English Yew has been used for formal hedging for generations and remains one of the best choices where a neat, long-lasting evergreen boundary is required. Its dense branching and fine foliage can be clipped closely, allowing established hedges to be maintained at a wide range of heights and shapes.
Yew grows more steadily than many faster-growing screening plants, making it particularly suitable where a refined appearance and manageable maintenance are more important than rapid coverage. It also performs well in both sun and partial shade, making it a versatile choice for many garden situations.
For other plants that provide foliage throughout the year, browse our evergreen hedging. If faster establishment is your priority, our Green Leylandii hedging offers a more vigorous alternative, or explore our complete range of hedging plants to compare different species, growth rates and styles.
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