Screening trees ideas sought

So does anyone have Murrayas kept below 1.5m? Are they a nightmare kept at 1.5m? Do they get too leggy/twiggy?

My research tells me Buxus is good but only to 50cm -1m MAX despite labels saying they can get to 3m. Gardenias can do the job but they're finicky - I have them and they are temperamental (almost deciduous in winter).

My shortlist is:

1. Buxus
2. Murrayas
3. Camellia

Am wanting practical experience of forumites who have any of these and planted to around 1.5m.

 

Magolias fare better than gardenia and are a nice deep green. Grow to 2.5m and trim better to 2m. Grow reasonably fast too. Better flower IMO then gardenia without browning.
Lilly pilly comes in many different forms. I have some "Sunrise" as a hedge which includes leaves that are also yellow/orange/pink which breaks up the vast green hedge look.
Szygium cascade

Best source of info is your local nursery (larger one) to see but buy volume wholesale
Hedging Plants | Budget Wholesale Nursery Sydney

 

Yeah I have a Magnolia too (Teddy Bear) but the brief is 1.2m-1.5m in max height. Magnolias are too tall for that. We have lilly pillies at the back - they're now at 3-4m, which is what we designed them to do. In fact, once they hit 5m, it'll hide a building which has a birds eye view of our yard.

 

Grevillea 'Elegance'
As the name suggests, Grevillea 'Elegance' sure know how to put on a show. Reaching up to 3 metres in heigh and spreading up to 3 metres across, this shrub puts on a good display in any garden.


Grevillea semperflorens
With apricot flowers and weepy branches, this grevillea variety is a fountain of delight. Works well as an informal screen, hedge or border and grows up to 2 metres tall.

If you only want up to 1.5m, go for a smaller grevillea or how about Abelia? A very under-rated plant.

 

Thanks - I prefer a bit more of a formal look so by and large the natives are out in that spot. Perhaps out the back but preferably not in front.

 

Datto has problems with natives in his yard in Mt Druitt too. But nce to share a beer with.

 

sorry - didn't read original post properly