Box Hedging Plants – Buxus Sempervirens
If you’re looking to create divisions or displays in your garden with low hedging, Buxus Sempervirens is the very plant for the job.
Also known as Boxwood or box hedging plants, these evergreen shrub beauties will create real points of interest in your garden whilst having the potential to last for a hundred years. They’re easy to grow and entirely adaptable in terms of their shape with many gardeners growing and using Buxus hedges in topiary designs over time.
One of the most economic ways to create your desired shape is to take multiple small Buxus Hedges and space them out into the formation you’d like to create. Over the course of five to ten years, they’ll reach a height of three foot. Like with many other Hedging plants, the beauty of Buxus is that the height they achieve is entirely your choice. Once you’re happy with the height, take a pair of shears and remove the tops to ensure that the bottom side of the plant fills out and ultimately becomes bushier over time.
Buxus hedges can provide lush evergreen fronts to borders to create the appearance of a clean line. They also grow beautifully in plant pots whilst being the best malleable option for hedging.
Buxus Hedges can inspire optimum creativity as their height and design is purely in your hands – literally!
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What types of Buxus Hedging do you supply?
We do Buxus Hedging in different shapes and sizes, all available for delivery straight to your door! Here is a summary of what we offer:
This is your bog-standard Buxus Hedging that you are free to prune into whatever shape you like. This is the most cost effective option should you be on a budget or want to buy multiple plants at once for border edging, a big hedge or other display.
Buxus Box Balls are for those that want a classic look. Good to plant in the ground or in pots, these are great for positioning either side of a doorway, gate etc to create a nice nice decoration. We supply them as a pair for this very reason!
Buxus Box Pryamids are another lovely shape that we offer. Similar to Buxus balls these make great decorative topiary plants. Supplied as a pair, making them great for adding a lovely symmetrical effect to any outdoor space. These are taller than the box balls, so a brilliant choice for providing instant impact.
How to plant Buxus Hedge
Plant Buxus Hedges in autumn or spring in fertile, well-drained soil, with added compost and keep it watered, especially if grown in full sun. Do not allow young plants to dry out, check regularly and water to keep the soil moist. Pot-grown plants can be planted any time of year as long as the ground is not wet or waterlogged.
Buxus Hedges will tolerate shade so is great for growing underneath trees whilst making superb border border plants, great for edges.
Suitable for growing in a wide range of containers, why not try your hand at a range of topiary styles and shapes – it’s a great way to get kids involved with gardening and isn’t just reserved for grand estates!
How to care for Buxus Hedge
Besides keeping plants well-watered, Buxus appreciates a light top dressing with Vitax Buxus Feed early in spring, taking care to avoid the leaves.
Pruning box hedging plants is simple. Buxus is best clipped in July and August – any earlier and you risk damage from late frosts which can hinder soft new growth. Any later means that the new shoots are not hardened sufficiently for the following winter.
Old plants can be clipped to 15-30cm off the ground (6-12in) to rejuvenate them.
The small leaf size of Buxus means that you can achieve a whole range of topiary shapes and styles with the minimum of experience – Buxus is remarkably resilient.
