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We are a specialist nursery supplying Buxus (common box) hedging plants from 10-15cm up to 175-200cm in height, and offering specialist advice on purchasing and cultivating box plants.

Common box (Buxus sempervirens) makes a superb evergreen hedge, either as a garden boundary, a maze, a parterre or a knot garden.

Common box hedging plants up to about 40cm tall are usually supplied bare root or in containers and planted at 4 to 6 plants to the metre (25 to 16cm spacing). 5 plants per metre is probably the commonest spacing. The Buxus hedge will look the same in the end, whatever the spacing in this range. The closer spacings may be chosen if relatively small hedging plants are required to form a complete hedge relatively quickly.

Buxus plants over 40cm tall cannot be safely transplanted, and are supplied rootballed or in containers. These sized plants are often planted at about 3 plants per metre, although plants over about 150cm tall will usually be planted at two per metre.

Buxus sempervirens can be planted at any time when the ground is workable. Container grown plants are generally used where the plants may be kept for some time before planting, and in summer.

Buxus sempervirens will grow in most soils that are not water logged and will succeed in full sun or shade. Box trees can be grown in containers/planters or in the ground, as specimens, or as hedges,in a knot garden or as a parterre. Buxus hedges can be kept clipped low at about 30cm tall, or grown as a large hedge two or more metres tall. Box trees can also be left as un-trimmed trees, and grow well as small trees and shrubs under mature deciduous trees. They combine especially well with beech trees.

It is traditional to trim Buxus hedges once a year, around mid-Summer. Box hedges can be repeatedly trimmed to the same size and shape, or can be allowed to grow to a larger size by trimming the new growth to within about five centimetres of the previous trimming.

Box hedges can be grown in containers or in the ground. Plants in containers will need feeding, either with slow release fertilizer granules, ordinary granular fertilizer or liquid feed. Buxus plants grown in the ground will grow well with less care than Buxus in containers or planters.

Taxus baccata will grow in most soils that are not water logged and will succeed in full sun or shade. Yew trees can be grown in containers/planters or in the ground, as specimens, or as hedges,in a knot garden or as a parterre. Taxus hedges can be kept clipped low at about 30cm tall, or grown as a large hedge several metres tall. Yew trees can also be left as un-trimmed trees, and grow well as small trees and shrubs under mature deciduous trees. They combine especially well with beech trees.

It is traditional to trim Taxus hedges twice a year: in summer and in autumn. Yew hedges can be repeatedly trimmed to the same size and shape, or can be allowed to grow to a larger size by trimming the new growth to within about five centimetres of the previous trimming.

Yew hedges can be grown in containers or in the ground. Plants in containers will need feeding, either with slow release fertilizer granules, ordinary granular fertilizer or liquid feed. Taxus plants grown in the ground will grow well with less care than Taxus in containers or planters.

Ilex aquifolium

Ilex aquifolium (common holly) is a large evergreen tree, slow growing when young, with dark, glossy green, usually strongly spiny leaves. Small white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries, on pollinated female plants. It is used extensively for hedging and is also an effective plant for topiary shapes.

Common holly grows in almost any conditions except waterlogged soil. It tolerates sun or shade and is a good choice for exposed locations. Hedging plants are usually planted at 2 to 3 plants to the metre (33 to 50cm spacing). The exact spacing will depend on plant size and how complete a hedge is desired initially. Holly grows 15-30cm a year. Ilex hedging and topiary is usually clipped once a year, in July or August.

Prunus lusitanica (portugal laurel or portuguese laurel) is an attractive evergreen large shrub or small to medium sized tree, which is widely used for hedging and topiary, as well as a specimen shrub or tree. It is hardy, and can be used as a close subsitute for bay topiary (laurus nobilis), where the bay trees cannot survive the winter.

Prunus lusitanica will grow in any reasonable garden soil in sun or shade. Portugal laurel has medium sized dark green evergreen leaves, red twigs, and small white scented flowers in June, followed by red berries, which change colour to dark purple. The variety Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' is similar to the species Prunus lusitanica, but has deep green leaves, and is smaller and neater than the species.

The rate of growth is about 15-30cm per year. Prunus lusitanica will grow into a tree about 12 metres tall. If left untrimmed, Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' will grow to a dense cone about 5 metres tall in time, but can be easily kept trimmed to topiary shapes, or a medium height to tall hedge.

Portugal laurel is hardier than common laurel, and much hardier than bay. Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' makes a good substitute for bay (laurus nobilis) topiary, especially where bay trees do not survive the winter.

Small bare root Prunus lusitanica hedging plants are usually planted about 40cm apart. Larger rootballed and pot grown Prunus lusitanica hedging may be spaced further apart, depending on the width of the plants when planted. Portugal laurel hedging around 2.5 metres tall may be spaced at around 80cm apart. The exact spacing will depend on plant size and how complete a hedge is desired initially.

Pot grown and containerized portugal laurel hedging and topiary plants can be planted at any time when the ground is workable. The bare root and rootballed hedging plants can only be transplanted in the dormant season, between November and April.

Portugal laurel hedging and topiary can be clipped once a year, in summer, and can then be neatened up in the autumn, if required.





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