The English Yew hedge plant, is the king of hedging. It is native, evergreen, dense, slow growing (so easy maintenance) & good in shade. It really doesn't like wet, heavy clay soils but otherwise, it's very easy to grow. Yew is one of the few evergreen species that can cope with being grown as a bare root plant so in autumn/winter (they're available November to early April
- sometimes late March) this is a really economic way to establish a new Yew hedge. Plants supplied in packs of 8 or 16 in 2 litre pots, 20cm+ high & grow 20-40cm per year.