40/60cm Root Ball Box
(Buxus Sempervirens)

As it is slow-growing, Box hedging is quite easy to trim and maintain to a desired shape. Being an evergreen, it can provide excellent year-round interest, too, as well as being able to create an impressive privacy screen when grown to height.̴Ì?

It's the perfect, all-round hedge, with its ability to be used in many ways and grow in multiple shapes and heights. Box is a must-have for any gardener!

This 40/60cm root balled box plant is̴Ì?slow growing but can reach above 2.5m tall when planted in good conditions.

The dark, evergreen foliage will grow about 10-15cm per year, along with little, insignificant flowers in Summer- which are very popular amongst the bee family, adding a lovely bit of wildlife interest to your garden, too!

• Growth rate: Slow (10-20cm per year)
• Ideal height: 2.5m+ Tall
• Soil type: Normal
• Exposure: Coastal, inland
• Aspect: Full shade, full sun
• Evergreen foliage? Yes

When you receive your Buxus Sempervirens Root Ball plant, it will need to be planted within a couple of weeks or so and must be well-watered during this time. Do not allow the soil to dry out- this will more than likely damage the roots altogether.

You should only need to trim your Box hedging once/twice a year, along with adding some well-rotted compost or mulch, to keep the hedging in its best condition. A fertiliser/root grow feed is also recommended (in Spring). You can prune back young Box plants by up to one third within their first year (this will encourage a dense, bushy new growth).̴Ì?

From there on, when the plant is well-established, only prune once/twice a year within May-August.̴Ì?