I want trees round the edge like this, how?! Anyone good at identifying trees/bushes?

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Hi all, we are moving soon and will inherit a rectangle shaped garden with just turf.

It's not as big as the one in this picture but I love the idea of having trees/tall bushes all round the edge like this, but all year.

Does anyone know any evergreen trees that are tall and lovely or bushes that grow tall quite quickly?

All I can think if is conifers and laurel. Or Bamboo? Do you have any others or know of any good ones?

We have a crimson king maple tree that looks lovely.

Otherwise I would suggest some more bushy types

• choisya
• euonymus
• Portuguese laurel
• bay trees
• thuja
• cenothus

Most of them come in multiple varieties and are evergreen.

Another tree you could consider is eucalyptus

Ive planted all of these and like the result

Going against the beech love here... we had a beech hedge and I hated it. It was still hanging onto brown leaves in June, so looked dead when other things were summery, and dropped leaves onto the lawn throughout, so you were never done clearing them up.

The neighbours felt the same and were very pleased when I told them I was taking it out!

Blimey that's really late. My beech hedges already have new leaves. I took this photo today. I love the new leaves they feel so soft and they are a lovely bright green. I guess it depends where you live.

Blimey that's really late. My beech hedges already have new leaves. I took this photo today. I love the new leaves they feel so soft and they are a lovely bright green. I guess it depends where you live.

In Scotland, I guess that's why.

Hornbeam is another tree that keeps its leaves until the spring. Like beech, it goes a gorgeous colour in the autumn, but doesn't grow massive and has a nice neat shape imo.

Maybe mix in a couple of Photinias. But, rather than the more well known Red Robin, go for the Pink Marble.

I have one in my garden, but plan on adding a couple more. The leaf colour generally is more interesting, plus when they colour they look even better. This is a rubbish example, I’d let it get out of shape, but can’t find a better photo in my album. This was teeny when I planted it, I’ve (shamefully) paid it no attention whatsoever!

Trying again with photo

I have a red one of those and I really like it, lovely shiny leaves all year.

All these are evergreen (ie keep their leaves in winter.,)

Ceanothus Trewithen Blue
Arbutus Unido
Mahonia
Genista Canariensis
Pittosporum tenuifolium
Holly

Cornus such as midwinter fire are deciduous (lose their leaves) but their stems are bright red in winter, so look great. Like this www.gardeningexpress.co.uk/deal16027-special-deal-cornus-midwinter-fire-winter-beauty-dogwood-pack-of-three-plants?fee=6&fep=13547&gclid=CjwKCAjwjtOTBhAvEiwASG4bCOB4_wlVj9AFXJ9Xxk5rfGxoiqILuhNzby4qgq6-CyJnOfcb-XoRSBoC5QcQAvD_BwE

I have a mixed hedge at the back which is blackthorn, hawthorn, Hazel and it is lovely ans private in summer. I also have elder trees which can be kept pruned if you need a certain height. I have a large birch which was here when I moved in, my garden can take it but it would be too big for smaller gardens. I have a young rowan I put in over winter and an established apple tree. Everything is looking nice and mature now but it has taken over a decade to get the established feel. I love the trees though and I've tried to plant the larger ones to avoid shading neighbours gardens.

Regarding your photo of the bare branches you want to avoid I think that is a reason to prune heavily.

A lot of the plants in the native hedging mix have the potential to become huge if left unchecked for years or be part of a hedge if the they are cut back regularly so it is a case of managing the tree to be a shrub or hedge. Same plant different treatment.