{"title":"Buxus and Box Hedging","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuxus is the plant you reach for when a garden needs a clipped line that stays where you put it: a low border around a rose bed or vegetable patch, an edge along a path, a knot garden, or a matched pair of balls either side of a front door. It is slow and dense rather than fast, and that is the point. Clipped once or twice a year, a Box hedge holds its shape for decades. If you need two metres of screening by next summer, look elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo species do most of the work here. English Box, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-sempervirens-english-box\"\u003eBuxus sempervirens\u003c\/a\u003e, is the traditional European hedging box, deep green with a slightly larger leaf and a very tight habit in cool and temperate gardens. It resents long humid summers. Japanese Box, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box\"\u003eBuxus microphylla japonica\u003c\/a\u003e, is the more forgiving choice for warm, coastal and subtropical gardens, with smaller, lighter leaves and better heat tolerance. Within the Japanese group, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/box-buxus-microphylla-faulkner\"\u003eFaulkner\u003c\/a\u003e is a selected form with rounder, glossier foliage that holds its green through winter rather than bronzing off, while \u003ca href=\"\/products\/box-buxus-microphylla-microphylla\"\u003eBuxus microphylla microphylla\u003c\/a\u003e is more compact and slower again, which suits very low borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSizes cover both ends of the job. Hedging plants start as 66mm square tubes and 75mm pots from $16.95, the way to buy a long run if you can wait two or three seasons for it to knit together. The same plants are grown on into 200mm, 300mm and 500mm pots, and up to 200L for an established line from day one. Trained shapes arrive ready made: \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box-topiary-balls\"\u003eJapanese Box topiary balls\u003c\/a\u003e from 250mm pots through to 100L, and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/buxus-sempervirens-english-box-topiary-cones\"\u003eEnglish Box topiary cones\u003c\/a\u003e from 300mm up. The price reflects years of clipping behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBox wants free draining soil, full sun to light shade, and steady water through its first two summers while the roots take hold. Mulch well, but keep it clear of the stems. Clip after the spring flush and again in early autumn, leaving enough time for new growth to harden before the cold. What wrecks Box hedges here is box blight, a fungal disease that shows up as brown or bare patches inside an otherwise solid hedge, with dark streaks on the stems. It takes hold when foliage sits wet in still, humid air, so water at the base and never over the top of a hedge, leave real air space between plants, and clip only when the foliage is dry. Sterilise blades between hedges, and do not replant Box into a spot where a Box hedge has already died. Warm coastal gardens see the worst of it, and Japanese Box copes with those conditions better than English Box does. Box psyllid is the other one to watch: it cups and clusters the new spring tips into little cabbages, and clipping the affected growth off usually handles it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor other formal options, see the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hedges\"\u003ehedges\u003c\/a\u003e range, or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/privacy-screening\"\u003eprivacy screening\u003c\/a\u003e if you need height as well as structure. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/low-maintenance\"\u003eLow maintenance\u003c\/a\u003e plants suit beds where you would rather not be clipping, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/advanced-trees\"\u003eadvanced trees\u003c\/a\u003e cover the larger stock for a garden you want looking finished sooner. Every order ships farm-direct with flat $99 delivery across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA, ACT and WA, a $399 minimum order, and the 30-Day Healthy Plant Guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"pd-hub-guide\"\u003eNew to these plants? Read our guide: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/buxus-hedging-guide\"\u003eBox hedging: spacing, clipping and blight\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"pd-category-ranges\"\u003eAlso in the range: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/topiary-and-standards\"\u003eTopiary and standards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box-topiary","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla japonica Topiary","description":"\u003cp\u003eTopiary stock is sold on the shape it has already been trained to, not on its age, and that is what the price reflects: several years of clipping in the field to build the density that makes a trained form read as solid rather than as a shrub with a haircut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJapanese box is the sensible choice over English box anywhere with real summer heat or humidity. The leaves are larger, rounder and a brighter glossy green, and the plant holds that colour through a hot summer in conditions that leave English box bronzed and thin. Growth is slow, which is what you want in clipped work, because the shape holds between trims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClip during the growing season, twice a year is usually plenty, and avoid cutting back hard into bare old wood, which reshoots reluctantly if at all. Keep water up in pots, feed lightly, and keep air moving around closely set plants, since dense still wet foliage is where fungal leaf drop begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 200mm up to 200L, priced from $55.95 to $4399.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64308470317425,"sku":null,"price":249.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64308470350193,"sku":null,"price":55.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64308470382961,"sku":null,"price":4399.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/NSSC4jNDshoo3Bif9_3zF_182E6mN1.jpg?v=1787630394"},{"product_id":"buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box-topiary-balls","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla japonica Topiary Balls","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhich box holds up in a hot humid Sydney or Brisbane garden? The Japanese one, which takes Australian heat and humidity better than English box and accounts for most of the clipped balls in those gardens. The leaf is slightly larger, brighter and glossier, and it holds colour in full sun where the English kind can look tired by late summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese balls have already had several years of clipping in the field, so the shape arrives with the plant instead of being something you spend five years building. Growth is slow, and one or two trims a year hold the form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePairs either side of a door, gate or flight of steps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeated down a border to give rhythm between looser planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle balls in pots, where the slow growth is an advantage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBox will not tolerate wet feet. Plant into free-draining soil or raise the bed, keep mulch off the stems, and feed in spring to hold the colour. Cold winter sun on an exposed side can bronze the outer foliage, which greens up again in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 13 sizes, from 250mm up to 700mm, priced from $139.00 to $1149.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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A ball sits and rests; a cone points, carrying the eye upward and giving a flat bed or a low hedge line some vertical punctuation. They get used in matched pairs at entries, repeated along a formal border, or set into large pots either side of steps, and the effect depends on the pairs actually matching, so order them together rather than one at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are Japanese box, which handles Australian heat and humidity better than English box and holds a deeper glossy green through summer. Growth is slow, so a trained cone stays true for a long stretch between clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things ruin a cone: an uneven base and a hard cut back. Trim little and often, following the existing taper with the blades held flat rather than nibbling at the tip, and never cut into leafless old wood inside the plant. In pots, water consistently, since dry stress shows up first as brown patches on the sunny face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 5 sizes, from 300mm up to 100L, priced from $319.00 to $1969.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Buxus microphylla microphylla carries small, rounded, slightly cupped leaves that hold a mid green through an Australian summer better than English box, which tends to yellow and scorch in open sun. Growth is slow and dense, so a clipped surface stays tight for months rather than breaking into loose shoots after a few weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo clips a year suits most gardens, one after the spring flush and a tidy up in late summer. Do not cut back into bare old wood. Box reshoots from it reluctantly, and a scalped side of a ball can take two or three seasons to fill again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWatch for box psyllid, which cups and distorts the new tips, and keep water up to balls in pots, where the root mass fills the container and dries out faster than the top growth suggests. The 200L stock is heavy and needs lifting gear on site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 500mm up to 200L, priced from $849.00 to $2639.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. Every size here is established stock rather than a starter plant, so this line is intended for immediate effect rather than for growing on. Not sure which to choose? 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Where a ball reads as a full stop, a clipped cone gives vertical emphasis, which is why they end up flanking doorways, marking the corners of a parterre, or standing one either side of a set of steps. The plant underneath is the same slow, small leaved Japanese box, and that is what makes the shape hold: the growth is fine and dense enough that a taper stays crisp between clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe usual mistake with cones is letting the top get ahead of the base. Once the upper section overhangs, it shades the lower skirt, the bottom thins, and you are left with a bare ankle that box is slow to replace. Keep the taper honest from the first clip and work from the bottom up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull sun to part shade both suit it, and it prefers steady moisture, particularly in pots. 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As balls, it delivers that formality in a single object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowth is slow, so a well grown ball holds its shape with very little work, and these have been trained in the field before sale. Full sun to part shade and moderate water suit it, though drainage matters more than soil richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimate is the honest limitation. Buxus sempervirens is happiest in cooler districts. Through a humid coastal summer it is more prone to fungal leaf problems and to psyllid, which cups and distorts the new tips. Give it morning sun and air movement rather than a still enclosed corner, and clip in the cool of the day so the cut foliage does not scorch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 12 sizes, from 250mm up to 800mm, priced from $139.00 to $1099.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. 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Each cone has already had years of clipping in the nursery, which is what you are paying for, so the job from here is holding the form rather than building it. English box is slow, evergreen and dense, and it takes shearing better than almost anything else in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaper the cone so the base stays wider than the shoulders. Straight sides shade out the lower foliage and it thins from the bottom up.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClip twice through the growing season and stay off the plant in the hottest weeks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn pots, watering is the usual failure. A cone in a 400mm or 500mm container dries faster than people expect and browns off unevenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep air moving. Crowded, still, humid positions invite box blight and psyllid damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn hot, dry, exposed sites Japanese box is the tougher relative. 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Buxus sempervirens has darker, slightly larger leaves, a denser finish under the shears and noticeably slower growth, which is what you want in a low parterre or a clipped ball that has to hold its lines for years rather than months.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat slowness is also the catch. A knee-high border hedge grown on from small stock is a multi-season project, so buying larger grades is usually the sensible call where a garden is being handed over to a client.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrainage matters more than fertility. Box sitting in heavy wet clay yellows off and dies back in patches, and the damage tends to show up after a wet winter rather than during it. In hot inland gardens it also scorches against a west-facing wall, so afternoon shade is a kindness. Clip in the cool of the day, avoid shearing in a heatwave, and keep the base of the hedge slightly wider than the top so the lower foliage keeps its light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 11 sizes, from 66mm Square up to 200L, priced from $16.95 to $1769.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"66mm Square","offer_id":64311362060657,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"330mm","offer_id":64311362093425,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64311362126193,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311362158961,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75mm","offer_id":64311362191729,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311362224497,"sku":null,"price":349.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70mm","offer_id":64311362257265,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150mm","offer_id":64311362290033,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64311362322801,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311362355569,"sku":null,"price":499.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311362388337,"sku":null,"price":1769.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20L","offer_id":64446157881713,"sku":null,"price":209.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/bPlT3tPyeVDyAgkGzdz7q_hzjrcBKM.jpg?v=1787629276"},{"product_id":"buxus-microphylla-japonica-japanese-box","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla japonica","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompared with English box, Japanese box has slightly larger, glossier, lighter green leaves and a much better tolerance of heat and humidity, which is why it has become the default hedging box from Sydney north and through most inland gardens. It still grows slowly, so buy the height you actually want rather than waiting years for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClipped twice a year it holds a crisp face on a low border, a knot garden or a ball in a pot. Give it even, moderate water and full sun to part shade; deep shade thins the base, and open lawn without irrigation will scorch it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter bronzing on sun exposed faces is normal and greens up again in spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsyllid causes cupped, distorted new tips; cut the affected growth out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoot rot follows poor drainage faster than any other problem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 66mm square tubes are the sensible buy for long hedge runs, while the larger pots suit instant borders, standards and clipped topiary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 10 sizes, from 66mm Square up to 500mm, priced from $16.95 to $699.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311405969777,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64311406002545,"sku":null,"price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100mm","offer_id":64311406035313,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64311406068081,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311406100849,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"430mm","offer_id":64311406133617,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"66mm Square","offer_id":64311406166385,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"125mm","offer_id":64311406199153,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":64311406231921,"sku":null,"price":699.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64311406264689,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/DaXBAlulZgrYhUlaAKD1y_9vS1ccLM.jpg?v=1787630393"},{"product_id":"box-buxus-microphylla-faulkner","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla Faulkner","description":"\u003cp\u003eLow parterres, clipped balls, a run of border along a path: the jobs Japanese box gets given are the ones where uniformity matters more than speed. Faulkner suits them. The leaf is slightly larger, darker and glossier than most Japanese box, and the plant branches densely enough that a hedge fills in without the thin patches that let light through from the side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is genuinely slow. Plant at final spacing, buy close to the height you actually want, and accept that shaping happens over years rather than seasons. In return it holds a clipped face, takes repeated shearing and works equally well as balls, standards and pot topiary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo things to watch. In cold districts winter sun on exposed faces can bronze the foliage; it greens up again in spring and is not damage. Box blight and box psyllid are the real risks, so give plants air movement, water at the base rather than over the top, and clear clippings out of the hedge line instead of leaving them to sit. Evergreen, full sun or part shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 10 sizes, from 66mm Square up to 200L, priced from $16.95 to $2089.00 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. The smaller pots hold younger plants that cost less each and establish quickly, which suits hedges, screens and mass planting where the plant count adds up. The larger sizes carry several more years of growth on the farm and give height and presence straight away, which is what you want for a single feature position or a screen that cannot wait. Not sure which to choose? Read our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/hedging-plants-for-australian-conditions\"\u003ehedging plants for Australian conditions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Drop","offers":[{"title":"250mm","offer_id":64311473734001,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300mm","offer_id":64311473766769,"sku":null,"price":88.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"66mm Square","offer_id":64311473799537,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"140mm","offer_id":64311473832305,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200L","offer_id":64311473865073,"sku":null,"price":2089.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100mm","offer_id":64311473897841,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"400mm","offer_id":64311473930609,"sku":null,"price":269.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200mm","offer_id":64311473963377,"sku":null,"price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100mm Maxi","offer_id":64311473996145,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"75mm","offer_id":64311474028913,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/1049\/6113\/files\/iCznFHVHadlXOB022R88Z_ZqgrVQlP.jpg?v=1787630393"},{"product_id":"box-buxus-microphylla","title":"Japanese Box - Buxus microphylla","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese box builds a dense, fine twigged framework of small glossy leaves that takes repeated clipping without thinning out at the centre. Its defining trait is the slow growth rate: a clipped line holds its edge for months, so a hedge needs fewer cuts a year than a faster shrub does. That, together with a fibrous shallow root system that tolerates being cut back, is why it remains the standard plant for formal edging, low parterres, clipped balls and topiary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eSoil, spacing and the blight that stays in the ground\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt grows across most of temperate and subtropical Australia in full sun to part shade, and it holds better colour where it gets some afternoon shade in hot inland districts. Expect bronzing through a cold winter, more than English box shows, with green returning as growth starts in spring. Soil is where most hedges are lost: this plant will not tolerate heavy clay that stays wet, and it rots out in patches that never fill again, so raise the bed and work coarse compost through it before planting. Space three to five plants per metre for a low edge, wider for anything at knee height.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe failure to plan for is box blight. It shows as dark leaf spots, black streaking on young stems and sudden bare patches, and it spreads on wet foliage, on clippings and on dirty shears. The fungus survives in fallen leaf litter and in the soil itself, which is why replanting box straight back into the same trench so often fails a second time. Clip in dry weather, rake debris out from under the hedge rather than letting it sit, water at ground level, and clean blades between plants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eWhat box does that Snow Maiden and viburnum cannot\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing else in this range clips as finely, but two plants cover jobs box is often asked to do badly. For a low line in full sun and reflected heat, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/rhaphiolepis-indica-snow-maiden\"\u003eIndian Hawthorn Snow Maiden\u003c\/a\u003e holds a rounded shape with far less cutting and flowers as well, though it will never read as formal. For anything above waist height, or where you want screening rather than a drawn line, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/viburnum-suspensum\"\u003eSandankwa Viburnum\u003c\/a\u003e gets there in a fraction of the time. Choose box when the geometry is the point: parterres, balls, path edging, or a permanent hedge below knee height. See the wider range in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hedges\"\u003ehedges\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eClipping a slow hedge, and feeding it\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrim during the growing season, from spring to early autumn, taking small amounts often rather than one hard cut. Avoid clipping in the middle of a hot day, which scorches the freshly cut leaf edges, and stop before cold weather so the last flush hardens off. Feed in early spring and again after midsummer with a complete slow release fertiliser, keeping mulch clear of the stems. Yellowing across a whole hedge at once usually means it is hungry rather than diseased, and established plants respond well to a liquid feed after each trim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"pd-size-guidance\"\u003eChoosing a size\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plant is available in 3 sizes, from 140mm up to 300mm, priced from $16.95 to $99.95 per plant. The size shown is the pot the plant arrives in, which is the rootball, not the height of the plant. These are younger plants, priced for planting in quantity, and they establish quickly once in the ground. Not sure which to choose? 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Buxus microphylla stands up to heat and humidity far better than Buxus sempervirens, fills in a little quicker, and carries slightly larger, rounder, brighter green leaves. English box is darker, tighter and more strongly scented, and it still wins for a fine low parterre in a cold climate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowth is slow and very dense, which is exactly what makes it clip so cleanly into hedges, balls, cones and low borders. Two or three light shears a year beats one hard cut, and avoid clipping in the heat of a midsummer afternoon because the cut leaf edges scorch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatch for box psyllid, which cups and curls the new spring tips into small cabbages, and for box blight where plants are crowded and still air sits inside the hedge. Keep the water up: drought stress browns a box hedge far more often than cold does. 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