I used a couple as part of a hedge,at another house,but they got so big,so I had to keep cutting them back,at the expense of the flowers sometimes..just depends how high you want the hedge..and it's a good deterrent for unwanted people and animals..

As Bloomer says, they do get quite large, and I dislike them because they're always sticky in summer, making it difficult to trim, they stick up the trimmer blade. Not sure what you mean by 'small' but if you don't mind prickly, Berberis darwinii is worth considering.

Escallonia Apple Blossom doesn't get sticky, and does not grow as fast as some of them, it also has small pink and white flowers in the spring.

Thanks for your answers, you have told me what I thought and was worried about, the hedge I was going to grow as a border, like a box hedge no more than 2 ft high, with flowers to show rather than plain.
More thought needed I think.

Thank you very much for your feedback

Would hebe do what you want? Or lavender?

Ah steragram

You read my mind, that's my next avenue, will look at types, thanks

Have used it here but without success, must be our garden, because it is supposed to be a coastal plant, and it looks stunning if grown and pruned properly (at the expense of the flowers though:'( )

have a look at Euonymus japonica 'Pierriolo' - doesn't flower, but the new growth is white, and it looks very attractive. Responds very well to cutting, and of course, whenever you get new growth, that will be white. Gets about 70 cm left unpruned, fully hardy.

Couldn't find this on Google

That's cos I spelt it wrong, Steragram - should be E. pierrolino!

Hi W1nk. My experience of Escallonia was in my late Mum's garden. She had an Escallonia hedge the full length of the front garden. This would be about 25 yards in length. 6ft high and 2ft thick. I used to maintain it for her as she was in her 90's. The hedge looked lovely when trimmed. But fully agree with "stickiness" and also you usually had to cut the flowers off, unfortunately, in an effort to keep it tidy. It took ages to get the sticky leaves up off the pavement, after cutting, until I started putting dust sheets down. What about a box hedge or maybe laurel. I have a laurel hedge in my garden, I keep it to a height of about a metre, but, it would take several years to grow.