The first trim should be carried out in late May or early June after the risk of frost has passed. The second prune should be done in early September if you cut your box back any later than this you will run the risk of the new growth that your box will produce being killed by the cold weather in winter.
It is also best the trim your Buxus when it is cloudy as this reduces the chance of burning the leaves on your plant. When you trim your box you damage part of the leaves, this will make them turn brown and fall off after a couple of weeks when your box starts to shoot up again.
If you need to take drastic action and rejuvenate an old hedge this is best carried out in early autumn before winter sets in. Trim the new growth in late spring using a pair of garden hand shears, cutting back to a couple of leaves above where the current growth starts.
For the top, make sure that you keep the blades horizontal to get a nice level surface. Use scissors or secateurs to cut your Buxus into an intricate shape. Established Buxus planted in the ground should be given a general-purpose fertiliser in the spring, it is also a good time to give your box a couple of inches of mulch to help with moisture retention in the warmer months ahead.
Yew can also be cut back to bare branches, but it is best to do one side of the hedge, allow it to grow back, and then to do the opposite side. New growth will appear on the old bare branches within a few weeks. Feed the hedge with a mulch of manure or compost and these new shoots will put on about 20cm of growth in the first year.
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Lower hedges, such as in a parterre, should have vertical sides. If you need to rejuvenate an overgrown hedge, both box and yew can be cut back hard in late spring. In the case of yew hedges, this is best done gradually.
Cut back one side and allow it to regrow before tackling the other side. Prune box Buxus in late May or early June after all risk of frost has passed. It can then be tidied up in September to ensure a crisp finish over winter. Choose a dry but cloudy day to tackle your hedge or trim your topiary. Avoid pruning in hot sunshine as this can lead to leaf scorch, while damp, humid conditions encourage the spread of box blight.
Box hedging was hugely popular during the Renaissance period and was often found in the gardens of the European elite. In Folklore, it was believed that Box hedges could prevent witches from entering your house or stealing your plants — The story follows that witches knew every twig and leaf of every plant; however, the small, compact foliage of box confused any witches that tried to count the leaves.
The witch would continuously lose her place when counting the leaves of the box planted outside your house, causing her to be distracted from entering. The same was said of Buxus Sempervirens planted around a flower bed, the confusion caused by the dense foliage would lead her to forget about stealing your plants. In the past, the leaves of Buxus sempervirens were boiled together with sawdust and lye a strong alkali to create auburn coloured hair dye.
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