Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) | |
Position: Full sun to part shade; stands exposed sites
Soil: Any well drained soil, acid or alkaline; avoid wet sites
Rate of growth: 10-15cm per year
Height: Can be kept easily at 30-50cm
Spread: Can be kept easily at 30-50cm
Flowers: Insignificant yellow-green flowers in summer
Fruit: Small greenish brown fruits
CAUTION: Toxic if eaten
In many ways box is the perfect small evergreen hedge. Quick-growing and dense, it responds brilliantly to clipping and is happy in situations ranging from full sun to shade. It really is so versatile and useful. It’s also highly resistant to drought and heat once established; no wonder it is still among the most popular hedging plants and a key part of many European formal gardens. We simply can’t imagine grand ViIllandry in France or the parterres at Villa Lante in Italy without it. On a smaller, more realistic scale, it’s so useful for defining garden areas, providing low, step-over boundaries or, grown taller, making a fine hedge to about waist height. In spring, it is also delightful when young bright-green shoots contrast with the dark-green mature growth. In recent years pest and disease issues have somewhat reduced the use of box, but there are now some ways of overcoming these problems.
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| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Pot Grown, 40 to 50cm, 5L | £19.40 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Pot Grown, 50 to 60cm, 7L | £23.30 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 60 to 80cm | £15.30 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 80 to 100cm | £23 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 100 to 125cm | £30.60 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 125 to 150cm | £65.80 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 150 to 175cm | £136.50 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 175 to 200cm | £206 Exc. VAT | |
Image | Name | Price | Buy |
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| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Pot Grown, 40 to 50cm, 5L | £19.40 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Pot Grown, 50 to 60cm, 7L | £23.30 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 60 to 80cm | £15.30 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 80 to 100cm | £23 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 100 to 125cm | £30.60 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 125 to 150cm | £65.80 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 150 to 175cm | £136.50 Exc. VAT | |
| Buxus sempervirens (Common box Hedging) - Root Ball, 175 to 200cm | £206 Exc. VAT | |