Sarcococca as mentioned above has become a very popular option for people looking for small hedge alternatives. These evergreen hedges can grow to 3ft (90cm) in height, flowering in colder months. These hedges offer many advantages to other hedges in its category, such as the ability to grow well even in shade. The flowers created a sweet scent, and look appealing to the eye as well with their creamy white petals, the pure white flowers appear from December to March. The fragrance that is emitted from the white flowers are vanilla-like. Although their predominant names are Sarcococca, they are also known as Sweet Box hedging or Christmas Box plants. They produce dark berries that then follow into winter flowers. These hedges are ideal to act as a shady border or for a woodland garden. They cope very well within urban populations and dry shade.
We are more than happy to provide you with advice on what may be suitable for your garden or area of shrubbery. Feel free to read regarding how to care, growth rate and density of the sweet box hedges.
Growth Rate for Sarcococca Hedge Plants
Sarcococca are best grown as small hedges and they are commonly grown to a height of 1-3ft (30-90cm). They are not the fastest growing hedges available which makes maintenance of these hedges easier. This is why they are favoured when it comes to growing small hedges. When the hedges are grown to the height you require they should be trimmed to allow them to become fuller and thicker.
Care for your Sarcococca Hedging
Sarcococca plants are fairly hardy and will generally tolerate a lot of different soil types. We however recommend that the soil is mixed with compost to provide the hedge with the best environment to grow within the first year.
After planting the hedge, it needs to be watered on a regular basis to give it the best chance of survival, this is especially true should you plant sweet box hedging in warmer and drier summer months.
Another important tip to note is that water is going to be a fundamental aspect of the chances of your hedges survival, this being specific to planting in warmer months. When watering we recommend using a soaker hose to allow the water to soak into the surrounding area of the hedge. This type of hose would be best as it can slowly leak water onto the roots of the hedge in a controlled manner. This will mean that your hedge is properly watered. They are easy to use and install and can be very effective.
Why Choose Hopes Grove Nurseries?
We understand the trials you go through when looking for hedges, and we understand that you are not always guaranteed to find the selection of plants you may be looking for. We are here to provide you with a premium range of hedging plants with a vast amount of information for each range you may be interested in. At Hopes Groves Nurseries, we are dedicated growers of top quality plants, ranging from potted, bare root and rootball types. We assure you that you can find a hedge for every purpose.
The same goes for all our plants, as well as the Sarcococca Confusa hedge, they will arrive from our family-run nursery based in Kent. You can rest assured that they have been tendered to and well cared for, arriving to you in pristine condition ready to go in the ground.
If you are interested in our Sarcococca hedging and shrub range, then please take a look at the options above or get in touch with us today.
Delivery leadtimes update – April 2025
Spring is our busiest time of year and we are working through orders as fast as we can to get your plants delivered. To give you an accurate idea of when your order will arrive, these are the current leadtimes (delivery is 1-2 days after despatch):
– Orders containing only bare roots – despatch within 5 working days.
– Orders containing only root balls, or root balls and bare roots – despatch within 10 working days.
– All orders containing potted plants – despatch within 14 working days.
Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.
Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.
Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.
Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.
Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £90 | £15.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £90 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £24.00 |
Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Up to £420 | £72.00 |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £420 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | £72.00 |
Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)
| Location | Order Value | Price |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Under £1800 | Please call us |
| UK Mainland excluding Highlands | Over £1800 | Free |
| Scottish Highlands and Isle of Wight | All orders | Not available |
Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.
Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants
Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page
