Help on buxus

[kenkew]

I 'bluffed' my way into a job. It's as a manager of a buxus 'farm.'

Pay is lousy but the work looks like something I'd enjoy, looking after hundreds, possibly thousands of box shrubs. I start in 3 days!

Anyone got advice or tips that might make me look as tho' I know what I'm talking about? How about a web site I can absorb?

[kenkew]

[jennym]

Good luck Ken, hope the bluff works out  ;D

Starting with very easy stuff, here's some links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/basics/techniques/propagation_takeboxcuttings2.shtml
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0905/buxus.asp
http://www.boxwood.co.uk/Specimens%20buxus.htm
http://www.boxwood.co.uk/hedging.htm#caring

[kenkew]

Thanks, Jenny. Looks like I'll be burning the midnight oil again.

[allaboutliverpool]

Easy to propagate from cuttings, about 2 inches long.
Great for topiary.
Great for hedges up to about 18" high.
Do not like exposed positions as they are surceptible to wind burn.
Prune 3 or 4 times a year only.

That is my experience.

http://www.allaboutliverpool.com/allaboutallotments2_my_allotment_in_liverpool.html