Spring flowered eco hedge kit to Spring Flowering Eco Hedge Collection

This is a collection of 10 varieties of spring -flowering shrubs with deciduous or evergreen foliage, easy to grow and maintain. They are perfect for creating a dazzling spring hedge that is welcoming to the wildlife in your garden. Delivered in a kit of 10 potted plants. This collection of shrubs allows you to create approximately 10 metres (33 feet) of spring-flowering hedge at a lower cost.

The collection consists of  :

- 1 Forsythia intermedia Spectabilis: approximately 2.50 metres (8 feet) tall and 2 metres (7 feet) wide, fast-growing. Deciduous foliage, absent in winter. It is one of the first to bloom at the end of winter, in March-April, and one of the most floriferous. Its small flowers of a bright yellow colour appear before the foliage, along the branches.

- 1 Winter Honeysuckle - Lonicera fragrantissima : approximately 2.50 metres (8 feet) tall and 2.75 metres (9 feet) wide. Dense foliage, more or less evergreen in winter depending on the climate, often falls in January-February. Winter flowering, from December to March depending on the region. The very nectar-rich white flowers are fragrant, giving way to small reddish fruits that ripen in late spring/early summer. 

- 1 Mahonia aquifolium - 1 Oregon Grape Holly  : approximately 1 metre (3 feet) in all directions. Evergreen foliage in winter. Its leaves are compound, spiny, with a bright green colour, turning purple in winter. Flowering as early as February, with clusters of small, yellow, and fragrant flowers, which give way to dark blue-black berries.

- 1 Cornus mas - Cornelian Cherry : approximately 4 metres (13 feet) tall and 2 metres (7 feet) wide. Deciduous foliage, absent in winter. Bright yellow flowering in February-March, before the leaves appear, which are fragrant. The presence of 2 different individuals is necessary for fruiting. The fruits ripen in late summer, in September-October. They are red and edible. The foliage turns copper-purple in autumn before falling. 

- 1 Chaenomeles superba -  Japanese Quince Nicoline  : approximately 1.50 metres (5 feet) tall and 1.75 metres (6 feet) wide. Deciduous foliage, absent in winter. Honey-scented flowering in March-April depending on the region, with a very bright red colour, which bloom just before the foliage appears or at the same time, on its branches with long and fine sharp thorns. The  large globular and fragrant fruits are decorative and edible.

- 1 Choisya ternata - Mexican Orange Blossom :  approximately 2 metres (7 feet) in all directions, fairly fast-growing, this shrub has a nicely rounded habit. Its shiny and bright green foliage is aromatic when crushed. It first blooms in April-May, then again in late summer. Its clusters of small white flowers are pleasantly fragrant, reminiscent of orange blossoms. Hardy down to approximately -12/-14 °C, in well-drained soil.

- 1 Aronia arbutifolia Brilliant - Red Chokeberry Brilliant : approximately 3 metres (10 feet) tall and 2 metres (7 feet) wide, which is slightly suckering, fast-growing. Deciduous foliage, absent in winter. Its finely dentate leaves turn fiery red in autumn. May flowering, honey-scented, with white flowers sometimes tinged with pink grouped in clusters. The edible fruits ripen from September to Christmas. They are bright red and have a flavour reminiscent of blackcurrant. 

- 1 Viburnum opulus Roseum - Snowball Tree  : approximately 3.50 metres (11 feet) tall and 3 metres (10 feet) wide, fast-growing. Blooms between May and June, with flowers in beautiful green balls that turn white, 5 to 6 cm (2in) in diameter. Its green foliage turns purple in autumn.

- 1 Deutzia crenata Pride of Rochester - Deutzia : approximately 3 metres (10 feet) tall and 2 metres (7 feet) wide. Deciduous foliage, absent in winter. Its arched stems bear a generous pinkish flowering in buds in May-June, opening into double corollas of white-pink.  

- 1 Philadelphus coronarius - Mock Orange : between 2 and 3 metres (7 and 10 feet) tall, almost as wide. Deciduous foliage, turning yellow in autumn before falling. Blooms in May-June depending on the climate, with numerous cup-shaped white flowers. Its scent is very pronounced, giving off delightful fragrances of orange blossom that attract pollinating insects. 

Plant these shrubs preferably in autumn or early spring, in full sun or partial shade, mixing them and spacing them 80 cm (32in) to 1 meter (3 feet) apart. They are content with any well-prepared garden soil improved with leaf compost. Once well established, they do not need watering in summer. This selection is suitable for a garden located in a region with relatively mild winters. 

Tips: Do not prune at the beginning of the season to fully enjoy the blooms! If possible, do not prune at the end of summer either to enjoy the fruits and feed the birds in the garden in winter.