FOR HEDGING

Rosa rugosa ‘Rubra’: Ever thought about creating a hedge out of roses? It’s easy if you choose Rosa rugosa ‘Rubra’, which can create a dense, fast-growing deciduous hedge growing to around 1.5m x 1.5m and bears magenta-pink flowers in summer and big red hips in autumn – they’re a great magnet for birds. It needs full sun and fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil and you’ll need multiple plants depending on how long you want the hedge to be.

£19.99, 4 litre pot, rhsplants.co.uk