Low Level Hedge

[Homer92]

I'm getting to stage of completing some external landscaping works.

I like the idea of a 1m perimeter granite slab paving around the house but also a section of low level green hedge along the front elevation.

 

Any experience of what type of hedge to plant? (Don't want green algae to residue on the white render of the house) What's best width of a strip of hedge/ topsoil to go with? I wont have he budget to tar the driveway now but should I finish the front of the strip with a pin kerb?

[Gone West]

We have a short section of Griselinia littoralis which is perfect for a low level hedge, 1m high. It's evergreen, nice shade of green, not fast growing and easily trimmed.