Overview

Transform your outdoor space with the exceptional Hills Privet bareroot plants, scientifically known as Ligustrum x hills. This champion of the privet family is renowned for its rapid growth and dense foliage, making it an ideal choice for creating a natural boundary or a lush backdrop in your garden. Each order includes 5 healthy bare root plants, ready to establish and thrive. The Hills Privet bareroot plants are a semi-deciduous hedge, meaning they retain most of their vibrant green leaves through the fall and winter months, providing year-round privacy and beauty. Early in the season, delicate white flowers emerge, adding a touch of elegance before giving way to rich, dark green, glossy foliage. This resilient plant is perfect for gardeners seeking a robust and attractive solution for their landscaping needs.

The Hills Privet develops a naturally pyramidal shape, but its adaptability allows for easy shaping with yearly shearing, enabling you to customize its form to perfectly complement your garden design. Whether planted individually as striking specimens or in multiple quantities to form a continuous hedge, this plant offers significant aesthetic and functional benefits. It’s an excellent choice for those looking for a fast-growing privacy hedge that also contributes to erosion control and can reduce noise from surroundings.

Key Benefits

The Hills Privet bareroot plants offer a multitude of advantages for any landscape. Their unique characteristics make them a standout choice for both aesthetic appeal and practical functionality:

• Rapid Growth & Dense Privacy: These plants are known for their incredibly fast growth rate, gaining as much as 3 feet per year. When planted in multiples, they quickly form a dense privacy screen, insulating against wildlife, wind, and sound, enhancing the tranquility and seclusion of your property. This makes them an excellent choice for a fast growing privacy hedge.
• Year-Round Foliage: As a semi-deciduous hedge, the Hills Privet retains most of its beautiful green foliage throughout the fall and winter, ensuring your landscape remains vibrant and private even in colder months.
• Attractive Blooms & Foliage: Enjoy delicate white flowers in early bloom, followed by lush, deep dark green, glossy leaves that add a sophisticated touch to your garden design.
• Versatile Landscaping: Whether used as a standalone ornamental plant or mass-planted for a continuous hedge, its adaptable nature allows it to be shaped and pruned to fit any garden aesthetic, from formal to informal.
• Cold Hardy & Drought Tolerant: These plants are extremely cold hardy, weathering many brutal winters for years to come. They can also tolerate some drought conditions once established, making them a resilient and low-maintenance option. This characteristic makes the Ligustrum x hills a robust choice for various climates.
• Erosion Control: The robust root system of the Hills Privet helps stabilize soil, making it beneficial for areas prone to erosion.
• Low Maintenance: Once established, these privet plants require minimal care, thriving with basic watering and occasional pruning to maintain their desired shape.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your Hills Privet bareroot plants is straightforward, ensuring they establish quickly and thrive for years to come. Upon arrival, soak the bare roots in water for a few hours before planting. Choose a site with well-draining soil and ample sunlight. While they can tolerate some partial shade, full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily) will promote the most vigorous growth and dense foliage. Dig a hole wide enough to spread the roots comfortably and deep enough so that the crown (where the roots meet the stem) is level with the soil surface. Backfill with soil, gently tamping down to remove air pockets, and water thoroughly.

For optimal growth, especially when establishing your fast growing privacy hedge, consistent watering is crucial during the first year. Aim to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged. Once established, the Hills Privet bareroot plants become more drought-tolerant, requiring less frequent watering. These plants are incredibly cold hardy, thriving in USDA Zones 4-8, and can withstand harsh winter conditions. Fertilize in early spring with a balanced slow-release fertilizer to support their rapid growth. Pruning can be done annually to maintain shape and encourage denser growth. The inherent resilience of the cold hardy privet makes it an excellent choice for a wide range of gardening skill levels.

Size & Details

Each purchase includes 5 Hills Privet bareroot plants, with an initial height of 18-24 inches upon arrival. These bareroot specimens are ready for immediate planting and quick establishment. Once mature, these remarkable shrubs can reach an impressive height of 12-18 feet and spread 4-6 feet wide, creating a substantial and effective privacy barrier. For optimal privacy and denseness, a spacing of 1-3 feet between plants is recommended when creating a hedge. The incredible growth rate of up to 3 feet per year means you won’t wait long to enjoy the benefits of your new semi-deciduous hedge. These plants are shipped in their dormant, bare root state, which is the ideal condition for transplanting and ensures a high success rate.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big do these Hills Privet plants get? A: The Hills Privet bareroot plants can grow to an impressive height of 12-18 feet and spread 4-6 feet wide at maturity, providing substantial coverage and privacy for your landscape.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: The Hills Privet is an outdoor plant, best suited for creating hedges and screens in garden settings. It thrives in various outdoor conditions and is a cold hardy privet.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: For the best growth and foliage density, Hills Privet prefers full sun, which means at least 6 hours of direct sunlight per day. It can tolerate some partial shade but may not grow as vigorously.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, Hills Privet is known for its ease of care. It’s a robust and adaptable plant, making it suitable for both experienced gardeners and beginners looking for a low-maintenance, fast growing privacy hedge.
• Q: What condition will the plants arrive in? A: Your order will arrive as 5 bare root plants, measuring 18-24 inches in height. This dormant state is ideal for transplanting and ensures a healthy start for your new hedge.
• Q: When is the best time to plant Hills Privet bareroot plants? A: The best time to plant bare root privet is typically in early spring or late fall, when the plant is dormant. This allows the roots to establish before the stress of summer heat or deep winter cold.
• Q: How quickly will this hedge grow? A: The Hills Privet is a very fast-growing plant, capable of gaining as much as 3 feet in height per year under ideal growing conditions, making it an excellent choice for a quick privacy solution.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: Yes, the Hills Privet is extremely cold hardy and thrives in USDA Zones 4-8, capable of withstanding many brutal winters. This makes it a reliable semi-deciduous hedge for a wide range of climates.
• Q: What kind of soil does Hills Privet prefer? A: Hills Privet prefers well-draining soil. While adaptable to various soil types, ensuring good drainage is key to preventing root rot and promoting healthy growth.
• Q: Can I prune Hills Privet into different shapes? A: Absolutely! While it naturally grows in a pyramidal shape, the Hills Privet responds very well to yearly shearing, allowing you to easily shape it into formal hedges, topiary forms, or other desired designs.