In front of my house, I have two English boxwoods. These came from my grandfather's "box-farm". Not really a farm, just a 4x10 plot where he grew box from cuttings to fill in or replace the shrubs that lined and surrounded his yard.. Some were huge: they'd been growing there for decades. Before my grandparents' house was sold, I moved a few that were about a foot tall to my new yard.
There are several types of boxwood, and they grow at different rates. Mine are the super slow-growing type. I've had them for nearly seven years, but they are still really small. When my front-bed perennials get going in the summer, the box seem to disappear.
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| Boxwood in March - only as tall as the daffodil leaves |
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| Box hidden in September |
Are they actually growing? Well, they are slightly bigger than when I planted them in 2005 (I think!), so they must be. Here's the proof: growth buds!
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| Box in March - it is growing! |
