Box Hedging Plants - Planting Spacing and Pruning

Box Hedging plants for sale in the UK include Buxus sempervirens or 'english box' are widely used as a hedging plant and are the most popular low growing types in the UK. Easy to prune, dense, attractive foliage and generally a very tough plant they make a gret formal hegde and are a feature in 'partarre gardens'.

English box is suited to low borders in areas that are in part shade to full sun, and will even survive with very little direct light. English Box is also used widely for topiary and in traditional 'knot gardens'.

Spacing, growing English box and other buxus species.
'Buxus sempervirens' can reach to 5m when not trimmed so be prepared to buy some hedge clippers to keep things looking neat and trim. All box hedging requires a well drained soil and should be planted at 4-5 plants per metre. So plant at a distance of 20cm (8inches) apart.

Advanced Box Hedging Plants can also be purchased to allow the creation of an 'instant hedge'. Buxus sempervirens, Buxus sempervirens 'Blauer Heinz', Buxus microphylla 'Koreana' and Buxus sempervirens 'Variegata' are some of the popular species available.

Pruning Box Hedging
It is best to leave plants to establish for 2-3 years before clipping back to the desired shape and size. Start by clipping the box plant tops back to 5 - 6 cm below the desired height. This can be done in the growing season (mid summer).