How far apart do you plant laurel hedging? You should position each plant two to three feet apart, depending on how quickly you want a dense hedge to form. If you want a thick hedge quickly, plant them two feet apart, otherwise plant them at three feet intervals.

How many laurel plants do I need?

How many hedges? We recommend planting Leylandii, Laurel and most other evergreen shrubs* between 60cm and 100cm apart (approximately 2-3 feet apart). Hedges with plants 60cm apart “fill in” quicker than those planted 100cm apart but you get just as good a hedge in the long run at either distance apart.

How many skip laurels do I need?

If you want more of an informal look for your hedge, which means that the individual plants are not too tightly spaced together, space Skip Laurels 5 feet apart. And if you want even more of an open look, so the individual plants stand alone but still form a row, space them 10 feet apart.