| Description | Borago officinalis
Borage is an old, ancient herb, leading back to Roman times used as a culinary and medicinal herb. It is said that borage brings happiness to the heart, with it's cheerful flowers. It may be made into syrup or tea or flowers are a beautiful garnish or addition to salads.
4"/10cm pot | Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leighton Green Conifer is the fastest hedge for total visual, noise, dust & dirt protection.
• Grow a 3-meter hedge in only 2 years
• Classy Rich Green Foliage
• Easy To Maintain
10"/25cm pot size. | Pyrus calleryana
Capital pears are the narrowest growing of all the ornamental pear trees. These pears look great used to frame entrance ways, multi planted to create a mini pear tree forest or used as a tall narrow screen that requires little or no maintenance.
12"/30cm pot
Can average 8-10m tall. Can be trimmed to keep at 6m if required. | Cupressocyparis leylandii
Leighton Green Conifer is the fastest hedge for total visual, noise, dust & dirt protection.
• Grow a 3-meter hedge in only 2 years
• Classy Rich Green Foliage
• Easy To Maintain
16"/40cm pot | Trachelospermum jasminoides
A gorgeous, evergreen climber trained in the sculptural art of espalier
• Fragrant white jasmine flowers in summer
• Perfect for covering unsightly walls or fences
• Can be grown in pots or made into living wall art
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| Content | | When it comes to finding the world’s fastest-growing and most effective screen for giving you complete privacy, protection from noise and dust, and creating the perfect windbreak, it easily comes down to our Conifer Leighton Green.
Leylandii conifer has beautiful dense, fine green foliage compared to any broadleaf Pittosporum, Lilly Pilly, Ornamental Pear, or Photinia. It grows faster than any other conifer or cypress. Conifer leylandii is also capable of growing up to 3 meters in the first 18 months when planted from a small-sized plant. For the best results, trim your Leighton Green Conifer hedge 2-4 times a year.
Leighton Green hedging conifer are best suited to large or rural properties, though can be grown in the suburban block providing they are trimmed and maintained to the appropriate size regularly.
Click here to view our Leighton Green Hedging Conifer factsheet for more information on this fantastic plant. | Ornamental pear trees are fast growing, tolerant of most soil types, including heavy and poor soils, and best of all they come in a range of shapes and sizes to suit your landscaping requirements.
Check out our Ornamental Pear Tree Factsheet for more info. | When it comes to finding the world’s fastest-growing and most effective screen for giving you complete privacy, protection from noise and dust, and creating the perfect windbreak, it easily comes down to our Conifer Leighton Green.
Leylandii conifer has beautiful dense, fine green foliage compared to any broadleaf Pittosporum, Lilly Pilly, Ornamental Pear, or Photinia. It grows faster than any other conifer or cypress. Conifer leylandii is also capable of growing up to 3 meters in the first 18 months when planted from a small-sized plant. For the best results, trim your Leighton Green Conifer hedge 2-4 times a year.
Leighton Green hedging conifer are best suited to large or rural properties, though can be grown in the suburban block providing they are trimmed and maintained to the appropriate size regularly.
Click here to view our Leighton Green Hedging Conifer factsheet for more information on this fantastic plant. | |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Star Flower
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| Botanical Name |
Cupressocyparis leylandii
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Planting Distance |
1-2m apart
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| Botanical Name |
Cupressocyparis leylandii
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| Sunshine |
Full Sun
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| Planting Distance |
1-2m apart
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| height x width |
Climber or groundcover
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: .5 to 1m
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| features |
Dark polished green leaves, sweetly fragrant starry white small flowers in abundance in summer
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| conditions |
Sun to shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Climber for along fences, arbors, pots, groundcover,
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