Bay trees are incredibly popular, mainly for the pungent leaves they produce that can be used in a variety of dishes, as well as for their ability to create ornamental designs. You can grow bay trees as a wonderful centrepiece in a herb garden, as an elegant guardian on either side of your front door, or as a plant that you can use for punctuating your border gardens and adding the vertical shape and height…
The Laurus nobilis plants are commonly known as bay trees and are popular with keen cooks. They can be easily grown just about anywhere in your garden, whether you keep them as an ornamental topiary, leave them on either side of your doorway, grow them in the middle of a herb garden to make use of the leaves, or anywhere else as a shrub. Dealing with winter damage That being said, no matter where you…
Most of the issues you face with any plant, including your box plant, have to do with less-than-ideal conditions. It’s important to understand that pests and diseases don’t typically attack a plant unless it is already at a disadvantage. This might mean a plant that’s drying out because of inadequate nutrients or water, which leaves it susceptible to pest infestations, or an inadequate airflow and level of light can leave it susceptible to fungal infections.…
If you decide to purchase Buxus plants, you will be pleased to know that you can plant them directly in the ground to create a hedge at any time of the year. Firstly, you will need to decide between using a container-grown hedging plant or a bare root plant to create your hedge. Both of these are suitable for forming hedges and some of the pot grown ones are actually planted in troughs already. You…
Buxus plants, often referred to as Box plants, are evergreen and will remain green in colour throughout the year. Whether you are using your Buxus as a topiary feature, for example, as a spiral or a box ball, or using them to create a compact and dense hedge, it is important to keep the dense, tight shape for which they are so well known for. To help your Buxus plants maintain their shape it is…
