🌿✨ Buxus 'Green Gem': The Ultimate Low-Maintenance Shrub for Your Garden! 🌿✨

Buxus ‘Green Gem’

Boxwood

Description:
A compact, dense, evergreen shrub with small, glossy, bright green leaves. ‘Green Gem’ has a naturally rounded habit, making it ideal for formal hedges, topiary, or low borders. Slow-growing but very hardy, it maintains its shape with minimal pruning.

Height:

0.6–1.0 m
Width:

0.6–1.0 m

Position:

Full sun to part shade, sheltered from harsh coastal winds for best performance

Soil:

Well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline preferred, tolerates clay or sandy soils if drainage is good

Uses:

·          Low hedging

·          Formal garden borders

·          Topiary or sculpted shapes

·          Container planting

Care Tips:

·          Keep evenly moist, especially during dry periods; avoid waterlogging

·          Light trimming once or twice a year to maintain shape; prune in late spring or early summer

·          Apply a balanced slow-release fertiliser in early spring

·          Watch for box blight, scale insects, and aphids. Ensure good airflow around plants to reduce fungal issues

·          Apply a 5–10 cm layer of organic mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds

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Plants are subject to availability; there is a slight possibility the plants can be sold before your order is processed. In this instance we can offer a refund or credit and let you know when more plants become available.