Hedges can be used in modern garden design to great effect— with the focus on geometric shapes and topiary, clean lines and open spaces, modern gardens provide an excellent canvas to showcase foliage and form.
With the signature focus on ‘shapes,’ any hedge type provides a great way to demonstrate the clean, geometric lines distinctive of a modern landscape aesthetic. Topiary is often used in modern garden design, and most hedges are easily able to be thoughtfully pruned and clipped into a variety of shapes and sizes—everything from crisp, perfectly angular and geometrically-inspired borders to wavy or curved accents – even living doors and windows.
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This modern garden effectively uses European beech (Fagus sylvatica) to obstruct a view of the neighboring brick wall.

Dense, evergreen, easily-maintained Hicks Yew hedges are the perfect choice for low, artistic borders.


An entryway or courtyard in a modern landscape can give an air of elegance with the use of well-manicured hedges.

Knot gardens almost always showcase boxwood (Buxus) which looks very nice when interplanted with perennials and other flowering plants.

Beech hedges can be planted in blocks to create patterns to highlight other plants and sculptures.

This outdoor space is framed thoughtfully with well-maintained yew (Taxus) and laurel (Prunus) hedges.

This outdoor space is framed thoughtfully with well-maintained yew (Taxus) and laurel (Prunus) hedges.

Late into autumn, the leaves remain on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) for superior privacy in all seasons.

In winter, the yew (Taxus) hedges in this European landscape are so elegant with a dusting of snow.

A formal outdoor meeting place such as this can be made more private with the use of privacy hedges like the yew (Taxus) in the background. Lower boxwood (Buxus) hedges bordering the patio provide an attractive border.

This elegant yew (Taxus) hedge not only provides a more effective screen than a traditional fence but also creates an elegant backdrop for an outdoor living area.

Yew (Taxus) hedges form an allée around this stunning water feature in a modern country landscape.

Stone and metal features like this fountain are made more inviting with the use of a leafy hedge.

Walkways around this pond are bordered symmetrically with boxwood (Buxus) hedges.

Walkways around this pond are bordered symmetrically with boxwood (Buxus) hedges.

Soft evergreen hedges like this boxwood (Buxus) make a stone patio softer and more inviting even when planted in modern, geometric shapes.

Use a hornbeam hedge to highlight flowers, herbs, and garden sculptures.

A striking formal garden can be created using simply beech hedges of varying heights and colors.

This garden room is made elegant and modern with the beech hedge design surrounding the seating area.

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