Cut the boxwood: When the shape cut is due in spring

When I think of a well -groomed garden, the box tree comes to mind funny. There is hardly a plant that is as accurate and perfectly cut by hobby gardeners as the boxwood. It is not uncommon in gardens to see real boxwood figures that look like a lot of work.

For many, cutting the green plant seems to be a hobby. And admittedly: Regardless of whether it corresponds to your own taste or not: Box trees cut accurately definitely attract attention.

I recently walked past a garden in which every boxwood was cut in another special form. For some, box trees may be a bit bourgeois, for others the incarnation of a well -kept garden.

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In general, however, the boxwood is a practical shrub because it is always green and has a high level of rainability. As a hedge, the boxwood is also ideal as a privacy screen. Box trees cut in shape also make a lot in ornamental gardens.

Danger! Buchs is poisonous for children and pets!

Regardless of whether you want to create an extraordinary figure from your boxwood, or whether you only want to get it in shape, there are a few things to consider when cutting. You can find the best tips here.

Cut the boxwood: This is how it works

The boxwood canFrom April or May to Septemberbe cut. In general, only so much should be cut out that a small remnant of the shoot remains. A cut is not necessary in winter because the boxwood hardly grows in the colder months.

If you have a boxwood hedge and only want to get it in shape, you shouldOnce a year, preferably in Julycut. Whomore complex figureswants to cut, the cut must beevery four weeksrepeat. The fact that you can get buchs so well is due to its dense growth and the pronounced branches.

By the way:Contrary to the frequent assumption, a form cut in the boxwood is not a compulsory. The shrub or the hedge can also simply grow freely. However, since very few do that, a freely growing boxwood is a rare sight.

Buchs does not tolerate plump sun. You should therefore only cut it when the sky is covered. (In any case, the boxwood should be planted in a rather shady place anyway.) If you cut the shrub regularly, you should supply it with enough water every day, especially in summer, as the book has a high water requirement.

In spring, the boxwood at the bottom of the root plant can be fertilized with compost. A long -term fertilizer is also optimal because it only needs to be used once a year. It is best to use the long -term fertilizer right at the beginning of spring.

The bush is best with a boxwood scissors, like this fromFiskars, available from Amazon* bring shape. If you have several box trees or want to cut special shapes, you should buy a battery -driven hedge trimmer in the long run, as it makes the work enormously facilitating.

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The fact that you can get buchs so well is due to its dense growth and the pronounced branches. Nevertheless, you should pay attention to the variety, depending on we want to cut your boxwood. The shrubs are available in a wide variety of varieties. It is best to ask in the garden center which books is suitable for your project.

The varieties 'Suffruticosa' or 'Green Gem' are suitable for small figures, such as smaller balls or the like. For larger and more complex figures, higher growing varieties should be used.

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