2. Traditional yew Dubbing them one of the best hedging plants around, Morris says that 'traditional yew topiary plants are selling very well at the moment, as are bare root and rootball yew hedging'.

or Pyramidalis yew for an obelisk, as examples. Evergreens generally are used for topiary, but occasionally a deciduous plant such as English hawthorn or European beech is used. A drawback to a ...