"Marrying custom, patented technology with decades of horticultural experience, we have created beautiful, high-quality hedges for any landscape. Rather than waiting years for a traditional planting to grow together to form a screen, our InstantHedge provides immediate gratification as a ready-made solution for privacy and design," says owner Brent Markus.
InstantHedges
Each InstantHedge is an evergreen or deciduous hedge sold in panels of four trees that have been pruned multiple times each year using GPS tracking equipment to provide extraordinary density. Revolutionary technology ensures precision, accuracy and delivery of a consistent product. The hedges look like they’ve been growing in place for years, not just dropped in the ground.
InstantHedges arrive on site in sturdy biodegradable cardboard boxes ready to plant, and easy to maneuver with loading equipment. The result? Instant privacy and design features in 3-4' and 5-6' heights.
"We don’t ship plants, we ship plantscapes. It’s a totally new product for the U.S. market because of the unit size and scale of production," says owner Brent Markus. He continues, "and no one can resist instant!"
Instant gratification
2018 is just the beginning for InstantHedge. "With 400,000 trees in production, we are only starting to discover the applications made possible by this innovation," says Brent.
If initial response to the products is anything to go by, the future is bright. Response to InstantHedges’ debut at winter trade shows has been outstanding. Renowned plantsman Michael Dirr stopped by to see the hedges at the MANTS trade show and remarked that they were "brilliant!" Many others have said, "I’ve been waiting for something like this for 15 years."
Says Brent, "At the show there was a sequence of responses, starting with shock, moving to inquisitiveness, then amazement. Everyone loved the concept once they 'got’ it."
Now everyone can "get" it
Brent MarkusBrent’s creation of InstantHedge was inspired by a 2012 visit to the Netherlands. He returned home and decided to go big, planting 81 acres with over 400,000 plants. In the ground since 2014, the first InstantHedges are shipping across the country spring 2018. Brent explains, "Five years of growing and our first hedges are topping six feet, so it's game time!"
With annual production exceeding 100,000 trees, hedge variety trials and ideas of expanding, InstantHedge is ready to supply projects both big and small—this year and for years to come. Early adopting landscape architects, design-build firms and suppliers are catching on.
InstantHedge choices
InstantHedge offers 13 varieties of ready-to-plant hedges, covering hardiness zones 2-9, heights of 3-6 feet, and full to partial sunlight requirements. Hedges currently ship in biodegradable cardboard boxes with a plastic fabric pot version under development. In addition to the large hedges, they are also releasing an 18" boxwood hedge in fall 2018.
Evergreen
- Buxus x. ‘Green Mountain’ – Green Mountain Boxwood
- Prunus laurocerasus – English or Cherry Laurel
- Prunus lusitanica – Portuguese Cherry Laurel
- Taxus x. media ‘Hicksii’ – Yew
- Prunus laurocerasus ‘Schipkaensis’ – Schipka Cherry Laurel
- Thuja occidentalis – American Arborvitae
- Thuja occidentalis ‘Smaragd’ – Emerald Green Arborvitae
- Thuja plicata ‘Virescens’ – Western Red Cedar
- Thuja x. ‘Green Giant’ – Green Giant Arborvitae
- Fagus sylvatica – European Beech
- Acer ginnala ‘Flame’ – Flame Amur Maple
- Cornus mas – Cornelian Cherry
- Acer campestre – Hedge Maple
InstantHedge
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