QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsChoosing trees and shrubshardy hedging 0 Vote Up Vote Down oliver sexton asked 15 years ago My escallonia hedging got badly damaged by the severe winter weather could you recommend alternative hedging. I live two miles from the sea in a fairly exposed and quite wet site. 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Try plain gree holly, planted on a mound to keep the roots out of the wet to some extent.