Gardening at Blackpitts: Planting a Box Hedge

Buxus sempervirens is a plant brought over to Britain by the Romans. They made Italianate gardens to remind them of home ...

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Gardening at Blackpitts: Planting a Box Hedge" by Blossom Flower Delivery

😊 Classic English hedges can be made using taxus baccata or buxus sempervirens.

😊 Taxus baccata is used for taller hedges, while buxus sempervirens is used for vegetable garden edges or formal lines.

😊 Buxus sempervirens can turn into a large and shaggy plant if left untrimmed.

😊 In this specific garden, the focus is on creating strong lines using gravel and hedging.

😊 The hedge in the garden was planted a few years ago and has grown big and healthy.

😊 Instead of planting lots of small plants, the gardener cheated a bit and used pre-cut lengths of box to create an instant hedge.

00:06 The two classic English hedging plants are taxus baccata and buxus sempervirens.

00:24 Buxus sempervirens is typically used for edging a vegetable garden or a border.

00:40 For many years, buxus sempervirens has been clipped hard to create a strong line.

00:51 In this specific garden, lines of gravel and hedging are important.

00:53 A hedge planted two to three years ago has grown big and healthy.

01:02 Instead of using small plants, the gardener cheated slightly by using lengths of box in a trough to create an instant hedge.

Taxus baccata and buxus sempervirens.

Taxus baccata is used for slightly taller hedges.

Buxus sempervirens is used for an edge to a vegetable garden or as a formal line along a path or border.

You can create an instant hedge by using lengths of box planted in a trough and then dug into a trench.

Yes, if left untrimmed, buxus sempervirens can turn into a large and shaggy plant.