Hedging & Screening
Plant Nest offers a curated range of hedging and screening plants selected for Australian gardens and landscapes. Ideal for creating privacy, defining boundaries, and softening built forms, our selection includes reliable evergreen and dense-growing varieties. Each plant is chosen for strong establishment, consistent growth, and long-term screening performance, making it easy to achieve structure and privacy with confidence.
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Compact Australian mallee with striking silver blue foliage, perfumed cream flowers, and ornamental gumnuts. Prized by florists and ideal for low water gardens.
'Euky Dwarf' is a compact form of Eucalyptus leucoxylon, offering a manageable mature size and impressive flowering performance from autumn through mid summer. Bloom colours range from vibrant pink red to occasional cream, attracting birds, bees and other pollinators.
Eucalyptus leucoxylon, commonly known as Yellow Gum, is a durable Australian native tree valued for its smooth, shedding bark, upright habit and abundant flower clusters that range from cream to soft pink. It is widely used in streetscapes, habitat plantings and large gardens thanks to its adaptability, resilience and consistent seasonal flowering.
Eucalyptus cinerea is a popular Australian native known for its striking juvenile foliage rounded, silver grey leaves commonly used in floral arrangements. As the tree matures, the foliage transitions to elongated adult leaves while maintaining its soft silver colour. It is highly valued as a feature tree for open spaces, windbreaks and large landscapes, but can also be grown in oversized containers when maintained at a smaller size. With moderate growth, low maintenance needs and broad landscape versatility, it is a standout choice for both native and contemporary designs.
'Red Knight' is a hardy evergreen shrub prized for its glossy green leaves, upright habit and clusters of rich deep red flowers through summer. With its strong coastal tolerance, moderate growth rate and naturally dense structure, it performs exceptionally as a medium height hedge or screen. It brings bold seasonal colour while maintaining year round structure in both formal and informal landscapes.
'Pink Elle' is a stylish, compact evergreen shrub featuring glossy dark green foliage and striking upright flower heads. The blooms emerge a vivid pink and gradually soften to pale pink white as they mature, creating a layered colour effect through summer.
A glossy leaved dwarf Escallonia forming a compact rounded shrub around 60 cm high and 50 cm wide. 'Pink Pixie' produces abundant clusters of soft pink flowers in spring and summer, making it a colourful choice for borders, rockeries, pots and low hedging.
A dense, glossy leaved evergreen shrub forming a naturally compact mound around 80cm high and wide. 'Newport Dwarf' produces masses of bright pink tubular flowers through summer, adding colour and softness to borders, courtyards and coastal gardens.
A tough, glossy leafed evergreen shrub valued for its upright rounded shape and fragrant clusters of white flowers through late spring and summer. Highly adaptable and tolerant of coastal wind and salt exposure, 'Iveyi' is an excellent low to medium hedge for coastal, formal or cottage style gardens.
A highly versatile Australian native valued for its dense evergreen foliage, conical form and delicate clusters of cup shaped white flowers followed by bright blue ornamental berries.
Elaeagnus ebbingei is a robust evergreen shrub valued for its dense grey green foliage, fast growth, and fragrant white flowers that appear through Autumn and Winter. Its toughness and adaptability make it one of the most dependable choices for hedging and screening, especially in coastal or exposed sites.
A popular clumping palm known for its golden stems, arching bright green fronds and graceful layered form. Dypsis lutescens thrives outdoors in warm climates and also performs exceptionally well as an indoor palm, adding lush tropical texture and soft movement to interior spaces.
A hardy Australian native shrub valued for its dense burgundy foliage and attractive summer seed pods. Fast growing and highly tolerant of wind, heat and coastal exposure, it is widely used for hedging, screening and erosion control. Its upright habit and vivid colour make it a standout for low water gardens, native designs and contemporary landscapes where year round structure is needed.
A hardy, evergreen perennial with dark green, sword like foliage and iris like white flowers marked with yellow and violet. Thrives in Melbourne’s coastal, native, and low water gardens with minimal maintenance.
A hardy, evergreen perennial with upright sword like leaves and large white flowers marked with yellow and violet. Thrives in full sun to semi shade and performs beautifully in Melbourne’s low water and coastal gardens.
A compact, evergreen shrub forming a dense rounded mound of fine green foliage. In spring, it becomes covered in masses of vivid yellow pea like flowers, creating a striking burst of colour.
A tall, elegant tropical foliage plant featuring large oblong leaves washed in soft silvery-grey tones, highlighted by dark veins and deep purple undersides. Carried on upright, softly hairy stems, the foliage provides movement, contrast and structural height to indoor spaces, patios and shaded outdoor areas.
A highly ornamental deciduous smoke tree with rich purple foliage, smoky flower plumes and fiery autumn tones. Ideal as a feature plant or bold foliage accent in modern and traditional gardens.
A stunning deciduous shrub or small tree with deep purple foliage that intensifies through summer, paired with soft, smoky plumes of purple toned flowers. In autumn, the leaves turn brilliant shades of orange, red and gold, offering spectacular multi season interest. An excellent feature plant for adding dramatic colour and texture to any garden.
A striking deciduous shrub or small tree known for its deep wine red new foliage, soft smoky flower plumes in spring and summer, and brilliant autumn tones in orange, red and yellow. Its rounded habit and bold texture make it an exceptional focal point for gardens needing vibrant foliage colour and multi-season interest.
A dense, spreading native with dusky pink tubular blooms and glossy green foliage. Ideal for coastal gardens, rockeries, borders, and low water Melbourne landscapes.
A selected compact form of Correa glabra discovered near the Coliban River in Kyneton, Victoria. Known for its dense, neat habit and pale green lantern shaped flowers from late autumn to winter. Highly suited to small gardens, low hedging, native borders and exposed sites with wind or dry conditions.
A compact yet vigorous form of Correa alba with a noticeable soft pink tinge to its flowers. Highly tolerant of coastal wind and salt, making it ideal for seaside hedging, mass planting and native habitat designs.
A hardy, glossy green leaved shrub with light green tubular flowers appearing through winter. Its upright rounded habit, red stems and bird attracting flowers make it ideal for native gardens, hedging, coastal sites and low water landscapes.
















































