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Description

Taxus baccata, the classic Yew hedge, is one of those plants that truly stands the test of time. There's a reason it's been used for centuries to create structure and elegance in gardens.

Yew forms a dense, evergreen hedge that stays neat, thick and healthy for decades with just a simple annual trim. And whether you want a formal boundary, a soft natural screen, or even sculpted topiary shapes, these plants give you all the options.

The deep green, needle-like foliage keeps its colour year-round, providing structure and privacy through all seasons. Incredibly hardy too - frost, drought, shade, exposure... Yew shrugs them all off once established.

This is a native species, so it blends naturally into British landscapes and offers habitat and cover for birds and wildlife. It's also surprisingly forgiving if you miss a cut here or there, it'll bounce back and keep its form.

Supplied as a set of 12 established plants, 25-35cm tall, in 8cm pots, ready to plant.

Top Tips

Potted plants can be planted any time of the year, at 4 plants per liner Metre of hedge. Do not trim for 2 years after planting.

Care Information

To plant, space plants approx 20-30cm (3/4-1ft).
Water your plants well and dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
Add a soil conditioner such as well rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary to lighten heavy, poor soil.
Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot then refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc - Yew needs plenty of water in the first couple of seasons but should not sit in waterlogged soil.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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