In the nineteenth century…
the British planted a 1,100 mile hedge through the middle
of India which was used as a barrier to collect salt taxes. It failed but ever since the need for hedges has continued.
Today, homeowners, architects and designers recognize the importance of enclosure and privacy as a backdrop and starting point to a home’s landscape. Instant screening provides value and lasting appeal to a garden as well as creating intimate spaces.
Instant Hedge offers the finest quality in mature hedging, specializing in immediate, dense screening. With a wide variety of evergreen specimens suitable for all locations, including many hardy Mediterranean, scented and flowering plants,
Instant Hedge can provide hedges up to 15’ tall.
With over two decades experience in designing gardens in America and England, Paul Robbins has curated and nurtured the hedges in this collection, including espalier fruit trees and boxwood topiaries. Working with Southern California’s best growers, Instant Hedge provides the most exceptional quality of perfectly maintained, mature plants in the state.
“Whether designing a garden for a celebrity where instant privacy is required, screening an unattractive view or utility line, or to create garden rooms, selecting the appropriate hedge is the first step in designing a successful garden.”
Private clients who have used Instant Hedge include Bruce Willis, Zach Braff, Gwyneth Paltrow, Gary Oldman, Jimmy Kimmel and Mandy Moore.
INSTANT HEDGE BY British Garden Company supports Food Forward to "rescue fresh local produce that would otherwise go to waste, connecting this abundance with people in need, and inspiring others to do the same." A portion of design fees goes toward this mission.