A Guide to Planting Boxwood

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I started with smaller boxwoods, knowing they'll grow quickly and can be pruned to any shape and size. If not pruned, these Green Velvet boxwood reach 3-4 feet tall and wide, and have a globe-shaped growth pattern.

Here's the process:

- Start with a well-watered plant. Dig a hole about two times the size of the container the plant is in.
- If the native soil seems to be lacking nutrients and full of clay, amend up to 50% of the soil with good quality compost. Using 100% could cause the roots to avoid wanting to branch out into the native soil.
- Break up the roots of the shrub to encourage new root growth.
- Add soil back around the shrub and press the soil into the open cavities.
- Water well and allow the roots to dry slightly before watering again. Add mulch to retain moisture and suppress weeds.

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[sandymckee]

What a great idea about keeping the grass for bare spots elsewhere! I never would’ve thought about that… thanks for the wonderful tip! 🙂🙃

[mgtupload]

Thank you for this vid! I’m a beginner at this and I planted my boxwoods last winter following your tips. Now they’re coming out of hibernation like I just bought them!

[WEAREUNSTOPPABLE]

I really liked your technic for removing the grass

[greenthumbelina]

Hi Kaleb, I love the content of your videos, and seeing your beautiful boxwood shrubs go into the ground! Several years ago, I drastically cut my boxwoods back by over half because they had outgrown the space. I cut them down from 5 feet tall to no more than 18 inches. Therefore, I had to cut rather large branches, leaving some pretty ugly-looking shrubs behind. At that point, I figured I'd killed them, thus creating a new shrub shopping opportunity for myself. To my surprise and delight, they all survived and came back beautifully, at a more manageable size. Plants are very forgiving, especially if planted in good soil. ~Margie

[topbuxusholland]

Good information and presentation! Always good to see how things are done across the ocean (we are a Dutch company). We are specialised in Boxwood for over 35 years now :). One word of advice, don't panic when you come across Box blight. It can easily be prevented and cured. Keep on sharing the good stuff!

[aslprobro]

That soil is a dream!!! Also, thank you for encouraging me to start small. I always feel like I want full size plants, but these look beautiful and they’re just little teens. Thank you. ❤

[nanaof]

Good to see you and Kipp. Hope he gets back to the garden soon !

[lisawhesper]

Thank you so much I'm new to landscape design and I love your step by step videos...ox nice to see you and I'm glad all is healthy!!!

[mercury_rising]

Wow, that soil! I dig and hit some plastic net that they put under the sod and/or rocks. And it is clay 🙍🏽‍♀️. Would LOVE to have your soil!

[brandywright]

I am so excited for the quality of your grass! Mine is sad!

[andrewmccleod]

Thank you I appreciate your video. I just bought new boxwoods and I’m installing them in my front yard.

[lizhorton]

Great advice! Looks beautiful. I love boxwood too and this was a real treat to watch!

[jayebrooks]

Planting some of these this weekend!! Thanks for the tips!!

[teri]

Lucky you …you have that wonderful black dirt..where I live its clay and its like digging through concrete

[barbs.]

Beautiful sod in beautiful Iowa soil, appreciate that dark rich soil😀❣️

[bkestler]

As an ocd person and lifetime gardener I would suggest you use some old cardboard boxes or tarp to keep the grass around your workspace safe and easy to cleanup.

[DryUrEyesM]

I want to use these for a privacy hedgerow. Good info and shoutout to a fellow Iowan.

[sonyapowell]

I just bought some boxwoods thank you for this video.

[epdnaj]

So useful. Thank you so much for sharing! Your garden looks beautiful!

[Eidolin]

Fantastic video, loved your perspective on everything