Grows in almost all soils, in full sun or partial shade. Can grow to 15 ft., but is best kept pruned to smaller size. Grows in zones 4-9. Japanese Rose Rosa rugosa Excellent flowering hedge for zones 3-9. Grows to 7 ft. tall in full sun and requires well drained soil.
Spines make an effective barrier and plants produce loads of healthy orange hips in fall.
Space plants 2 ft. apart. LF127 Boxwood Buxus sempervirens A dense evergreen foliage plant good for zones 4-10, prefers moist soil and can be grown in sun or shade. A favorite hedge plant for years. Slow growing and long lived. LF132 Japanese Yew Taxus cuspidata Good evergreen hedge for zones 4-8.