Planting & repotting / Hedge plants

The OLEANDER is a very common hedge plant in the south of France. It blooms all summer with beautiful white, pink, red, salmon, yellow or fuchsia flowers. This perennial flowering shrub with evergreen foliage can reach a height of 4 meters! Hardy, it can withstand low temperatures down to -10° for the most hardy varieties. It likes sunny exposure to partial shade and light, draining soil with neutral or slightly acidic acidity. The OLEANDER is used in clumps, free hedges and containers outside a Mediterranean climate. It is planted in spring.

The LAUREL SAUCE is an aromatic shrub that is very present and native to the Mediterranean basin. Its greenish-yellow flowers bloom in spring. It is also planted in spring. It can reach up to 10m high and prefers an exposure that is both warm, sunny, sheltered from cold winds, and requires sandy, humus-rich, flexible and well-drained soil. It is an ideal hedge plant to break the view and insulate from the wind and neighbors!

The CHALEF is a perennial shrub with evergreen or deciduous foliage that reaches a height of 8 meters depending on the species and varieties. Its fruit can be eaten when fully ripe. Hardy, it likes exposure to full sun (deciduous eleagnus) or partial shade (evergreen eleagnus, especially the variegated forms). It should be preferred to have ordinary, fertile, deep, sandy and well-drained soil. Used in trimmed hedges, the CHALEF should be planted in spring or autumn.

L' ORANGER D'ESPAGNE  aime l'exposition soleil mi ombre. Assez rustique il supporte des températures de --7°, et une humidité du sol pas trop sec à frais avec un drainage léger et un sol riche. Le Pittosporum tobira est un grand arbuste au feuillage persistant vert brillant. En mai, il produit des ombelles de fleurs blanches parfumées, en clochette. Pittosporum tobira manque un peu de rusticité, il est donc à réserver aux régions de climat doux ou à la plantation en bac, à rentrer en hiver. Il supporte très bien la taille.

The LEYLAND CYPRESS flowers from March to April. A conifer with persistent foliage, it can reach a height of 30 meters. Very hardy, it can withstand very low temperatures down to -21°C. For its exposure, prefer sun to partial shade. Its soil must be tolerant of cool to dry conditions. The LEYLAND CYPRESS is used in hedges or in isolation. It is planted from mid-September to mid-November but also in March and April.

Native to Europe and Asia, the BURNING BUSH blooms in June and produces pretty white flowers. A perennial shrub with evergreen foliage, it can reach a height of 5 to 6 meters. Hardy, it can withstand temperatures down to -15 to -20 °C. For its exposure, choose sun or partial shade. Its soil must be rich in humus and well drained, neutral acidity but limestone accepted. The BURNING BUSH is used in trimmed hedges, defensive hedges, trained shrubs and topiary. It is planted in spring or autumn.

The BAMBOO PHYLLOSTACHYS AUREA can reach a height of 10 meters. Initially bright green then yellow-brown, its evergreen leaves reach about twenty cm in length. The young shoots are edible. This bamboo loses its leaves as soon as the temperature drops below -8 ° C. It does not like dry winds in the cold season. For its exposure, opt for partial shade. Hardy, it can withstand minimum temperatures of -15 ° C. Its cousin the BAMBOO METAKE is smaller with a maximum height of 4 meters and 2 meters wide in the ground. It does not have a particular exposure and is a little more hardy since it can withstand minimum temperatures of -20 ° C. Both varieties require little water and are very resistant to pollution.

Native to south-east Asia and the Himalayas, the PHOTINIA RED ROBIN blooms in spring with pretty white flowers. This decorative perennial shrub with evergreen foliage can reach 5 meters.

CHERRY LAUREL, also called PALM LAUREL, ALMOND LAUREL or TREBIZONDE LAUREL, is a large, hardy shrub with evergreen foliage often chosen to create hedges around houses in particular. Its shape is compact and bushy, which is good for forming a hedge. Its dark green leaves are between 10 and 15 cm long and give off a pronounced smell of bitter almonds when crushed. White, fragrant flowers measuring 6 to 12 cm long appear from April to May. CHERRY LAUREL is planted from October to April and can reach up to 8 metres in height when mature. It likes deep, rich soil, preferably in sunny exposure.

The Pépinière des Aspres in Grasse also offers many other varieties of hedge plants such as: