10x Bare Root Box Hedging Plants (30cm)

Box Hedging Plants - Description

• First shipment date will be on 06.11.2025
• Bare Root Box Hedging Plants
• Species: Buxus sempervirens
• AKA Boxwood, Common Box, European Box
• Bare Root Plant - Not in Containers / Pots
• Size: 25 - 30cm (Approx. 1ft)
• Age: 2 Years Old (0+1+2 /3yr trpl.)
• Quantity: 10 Plants
• This will Cover 2 Metres
• Spacing Distance: Plant 5 Per Metre

Delivery - Important Note - Please Read

• We can only deliver orders of this product by Fastway couriers
• Please do not choose DPD as your courier for orders containing this item

Box Hedging Plants - Characteristics

• Mature size: 60cm
• Evergreen shrub
• Oval shaped, fine & dense foliage
• A hardy plant - Able for cold Winters
• Plant is susceptible to box blight - so watch out for this

Box Hedging Plants - Uses

• It's fine & dense foliage makes box particularly suitable for use in topiary
• Also commonly used to form a low formal hedge
• Use in herb gardens, parterres & formal beds
• Use to edge paths, drives & lawns

Box Hedging - Planting Instructions

Sowing Time

• Bare root hedging is planted in the dormant season - October to March
• Avoid frosty conditions, where the ground is frozen

Trench Preparation

• Dig trench approx. 1ft wide & 1ft deep
• It is recommended that you add farm yard manure to base of the trench
• Lightly cover the manure with a layer of soil

Positioning Plants

• Space plants 20cm apart
• Hold plants at ground level & back fill the top soil
• Straighten up the plants & then compact soil in well with your foot
• Level off the soil around the plants
• Once planted ensure plants are level, in a neat line & well compacted in

Handling the Plants

• Watering is essential - Both before & after planting
• When plants arrive, plant them straight away
• If you are unable to plant straight away - then 'heel them in' temporarily
• Keep plant's roots in their bag & avoid exposure to sun light
• Take care not to damage roots, bark & buds

After Care

• Watering must be done regularly until plants establish
• Water after planting
• If dry weather persists, water every 2 days
• Weeding is also essential
• A new hedge will need to be weeded at least 3 time over the growing season
• Weed in March, June & September
• We recommend using weed membrane & mulch to control weeds

Pruning

• For a neat & compact box hedge you will need to trim twice a year
• The same would apply for topiary hedging
• The process of pruning can be a leisurely pastime
• We recommend using our topiary shears to cut back & shape box

Box Hedging Plants - Quick Facts

• This plant is happy in shade - direct sunlight can burn leaves
• The largest topiary hedge can be found at Levens Hall, Cumbria
  • It takes a whole 6 months to trim back to shape each year
• The world's tallest box hedge can be found at Birr Castle, Co. Offaly
  • These may be as old as the 17th century & are in the Guinness book of records