common box hedging plants
If you’re searching for classic, reliable, and attractive options for garden borders or formal hedges, common box hedging plants have excellent year-round appeal and are a favourite among New Zealand gardeners. These hardy evergreens create crisp lines and lush greenery, perfect for everything from traditional knot gardens to contemporary landscaping. With their dense foliage, tolerance to pruning, and slow growth habit, they’re a top choice for both beginners and experienced horticulturalists looking to add structure and elegance to any outdoor space.
Buxus sempervirens (Boxwood)
Buxus sempervirens, commonly known as English Box or Box Hedge, is a classic evergreen shrub popular in New Zealand for formal hedging and topiary. It features small, glossy green leaves and a dense, slow-growing habit, typically reaching 1–2 metres in height. Ideal for clipped borders, knot gardens, and low-maintenance structure, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil. With regular trimming, Buxus sempervirens provides a timeless, elegant framework for both traditional and modern garden designs.
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Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty' (Silver Boxwood)
Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty', commonly known as Box Hedge, features small leaves that are dark green with irregular, cream-silver margins, and held densely on short stems. Left untrimmed it will eventually grow to 1 m tall and 1.2 m wide. Buxus sempervirens 'Silver Beauty' is commonly trimmed into a small hedge, used for topiary, or maintained in a container. Space plants 20 cm apart for a box hedge.
