La description
Buxus sempervirens is the classic plant for low formal hedges, parterres and knot gardens. Its small, glossy dark green leaves clip to a crisp finish and it holds its shape all year.
These are bushy, field-grown plants. Box can suffer from box blight and box tree caterpillar, so we recommend a preventative feeding and care programme from our Box care range.
- Evergreen
- Growth: slow
- Ideal hedge height: 30cm–1m
- Position: sun or part shade
- Soil: any well-drained soil, including chalk
Sizes and packs
| Height | Plants per pack | Plants per metre* | Hedge per pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40-50cm | 30 | 5 | 6.0m |
| 50-60cm | 15 | 5 | 3.0m |
| 60-80cm | 10 | 4 | 2.5m |
| 80-100cm | 6 | 3 | 2.0m |
*Single row. Heights exclude the root ball. Plants are sold in packs; add more packs if you need more plants.
About root ball plants
These are field-grown plants, lifted with their soil and wrapped in hessian during the dormant season (roughly November to March). Root balls give you a bigger plant for your money than pot-grown stock and establish well when planted promptly.
Delivery
Lifted to order at the nursery and delivered on a pallet, usually within 2 weeks. One pallet delivery charge per order, however many plants you buy.
Planting
- Plant within a few days of delivery. Until then, keep the root balls moist and sheltered, and don't let them dry out or freeze.
- Dig a hole or trench twice the width of the root ball and the same depth.
- Loosen the hessian at the top but leave it in place; it rots down in the soil.
- Firm in well and water thoroughly. Keep watering through the first spring and summer, especially in dry spells.
Photos show plants from the current batch at the nursery.
