Portable / Pre-Built Artificial Hedges

Panels are supplied at a 1 metre by 1 metre face. Multiply the run length by the screening height in metres and round up to the next whole panel. A 6 metre fence screened to 1.8 metres takes 11 panels. Allow a little extra where the run meets posts, downpipes or a meter box, since those sections need trimming.

Yes. Fake hedge, artificial hedge, hedge screening and hedge panel all describe the same product. Designer Plants uses artificial throughout, but the search term makes no difference to what arrives. What does make a difference is whether the product is UV certified: a fake hedge without UVTex inhibitors bonded within the leaf will lose colour through a single Australian summer, which is the most common complaint about cheap panels bought elsewhere.

Panels fix directly to an existing fence or wall and give a continuous screened line, which suits permanent boundary work. Free-standing hedges sit in their own trough and can be repositioned, which makes them the practical choice for balconies, rentals and leased premises where the structure cannot be drilled.

The UV-certified products in this range are. They carry UVTex inhibitors bonded within the leaf material rather than sprayed onto the surface, which is what prevents the colour fading through a summer. A 5-year UV warranty is provided on all certified outdoor panels.

Hedging is uniform in leaf and colour and reads as a clipped, formal line, which is what screening and boundary work usually calls for. Green wall panels use mixed foliage and varied leaf forms to read as a lush planted face. Projects often use hedging along the boundary and a green wall on a feature elevation.

On runs above roughly four metres, a single uniform leaf such as boxwood can start to show its repeat pattern at a distance. Alternating two complementary panel styles, or choosing a mixed foliage panel, breaks that repeat. Boxwood still reads best where the intent is a crisp formal line against a modern facade.

Yes, using a plug fixing rather than a direct screw. Timber and Colorbond take panels directly with screws and washers. Where a wall cannot be penetrated at all, panels mount to a batten frame that sits proud of the surface.

No watering, feeding or clipping. A rinse with a hose two or three times a year clears dust and pollen. There is no growth to manage, so the screening height set on the day of installation is the height it stays.