Green Inspiration Buxus 'Sempervirens' Bush 2Ltr Pot
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Buxus sempervirens – The Timeless Evergreen for Structure and Style 🌿✂️
Add year-round elegance and structure to your garden with Buxus sempervirens, the classic common box. Valued for its dense, glossy green foliage and compact growth, this versatile evergreen shrub is ideal for hedging, edging, and ornamental topiary. Whether you're crafting intricate shapes or simply adding formality to borders, Buxus is a garden essential that never goes out of style.
Resilient, shade-tolerant, and easy to maintain, it’s perfect for both traditional and modern outdoor spaces 🌿🏛️.
🌟 Why You’ll Love It:
✔ Classic evergreen with dense, glossy foliage
✔ Excellent for low hedges, edging, and formal designs
✔ Perfect for topiary – shapes beautifully with light pruning
✔ Tolerates full sun or partial shade – adaptable and forgiving
✔ Low-maintenance and long-lived – ideal for all garden sizes
🌞 Care Guide:
✔ Light: Thrives in full sun to partial shade – partial shade is ideal in hotter regions
✔ Soil: Prefers moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil – avoid waterlogging
✔ Watering: Water regularly during dry spells, but allow soil to drain between waterings
✔ Feeding: Apply a slow-release fertiliser in spring; use a liquid feed every few weeks in summer
✔ Pruning: Lightly prune in late summer or early autumn; young plants may benefit from a spring trim to encourage fullness
✔ Mulching: Apply mulch in spring to retain moisture and protect roots
✔ Spacing for Hedges: Plant about 30 cm apart for dense, seamless coverage
🐛 Pests & Diseases to Watch For:
• Box tree caterpillar – can defoliate plants; monitor and treat early
• Box blight – causes leaf spots and dieback; prune in dry conditions and dispose of affected foliage
• Mussel scale, red spider mite, and box sucker – treat infestations promptly with appropriate controls
• Yellowing leaves – usually a sign of stress from watering issues or poor nutrition
✂️ Topiary & Shaping Tips:
• Shape little and often – frequent light pruning is better than heavy cuts
• Use sharp, clean shears to avoid disease spread
• Avoid pruning in damp or humid conditions to reduce fungal risk
📏 Size & Growth:
🌿 Ultimate Height: 1.5–3 metres (can be maintained lower)
📏 Ultimate Spread: 1–2 metres
⏳ Time to Maturity: Slow-growing – ideal for long-term structure
🏡 Best Location: Borders, formal gardens, containers, courtyards, and knot gardens
Design Tip: Use box to create symmetry, frame paths, or define spaces in your garden. In containers, they offer year-round impact at doorways or patios.
Introduce timeless structure and sophistication to your garden with Buxus sempervirens – the evergreen backbone of beautiful outdoor design 🌿✂️🏡
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About Us
About Us
We are a family run, independent Garden Centre, Farm Shop and Restaurant combined. We are proud to offer the very best gardening, home and outdoor living products alongside delicious, fresh, locally produced food and drink.
Awarded 'Best Garden Centre in the UK in 2018 & 2021 you can rest assured that we offer excellent products, plants and customer service.
Learn more about us and our story on the 'About Us' page.
Delivery
Delivery
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We aim to dispatch orders as quickly as possible using trusted couriers.
Your Questions Answered...
What are the delivery options and prices?
We offer Standard (3-5 working days) and Express (1-2 working days) delivery for a small additional charge.
- Postable items (e.g., seed packets, gift cards) - £2.95 via Royal Mail.
- Smaller, lighter items - £4.95 – £6.95.
- Larger, heavier, and fragile items - £9.95 – £19.95.
- Pallet deliveries (e.g., furniture) - from £69.95 (see kerbside pallet delivery details below).
The exact delivery charge is calculated at checkout based on your selected items.
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Instead of home delivery, choose to collect your parcel from an InPost Locker near you.
- Delivery rates: £3.95 or £4.95 depending on item size.
- How it works: Choose InPost after completing your order. You'll receive a notification when your parcel is ready to collect.
- Collection options: Scan the QR code or open the locker remotely via the InPost app. If collecting from a shop, show your QR code to the staff.
- Collection time: You have 3 days to pick up your parcel. InPost will send a reminder 24 hours before expiry.
- Tracking: Track your parcel via the InPost app or the tracking link in your confirmation email.
Can someone else pick up my parcel?
Yes! Share your QR code or collection code (sent via email) along with your mobile number, and they can collect it for you.
Do I need ID to collect from an InPost Locker?
No, just scan the QR code in the app or your email. For InPost Shop collections, show the QR code to the staff.
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How do I track my delivery?
Once your order is dispatched, you'll receive an email with tracking details.
Who delivers my order?
Depending on size and weight, orders are delivered by Royal Mail, Evri, or Parcelforce. Furniture and large items arrive via kerbside pallet delivery.
What is kerbside pallet delivery?
Large items like furniture are delivered on a pallet using a heavy goods vehicle. The pallet is placed at the nearest safe kerbside location. The driver cannot move it across uneven ground or remove the items from the pallet.
We can arrange a delivery date that suits you. If access for large vehicles is difficult, please let us know in advance.
What should I do if my order arrives damaged?
If your order is damaged in transit, email us a photo and your order number within 24 hours so we can resolve the issue.
Do you deliver to Northern Ireland?
Yes, though some larger or heavier items may incur a surcharge. Unfortunately, we cannot ship plants to Northern Ireland at this time.
Do any UK areas have a delivery surcharge?
Additional delivery charges may apply for:
- Channel Islands
- Northern Ireland
- Scottish Highlands & Islands
- Isle of Man & Isle of Wight
- Scilly Isles
What is the warranty on my purchase?
All products come with a manufacturer’s warranty (typically 12 months unless stated otherwise). Faulty items within the warranty period may be repaired or replaced subject to the manufacturer’s terms.
Still have questions?
Contact us via our enquiry form, call 01497 847055, or email shoponline@oldrailwaylinegc.co.uk.
Returns
Returns
How do I return an item?
If a purchase is no longer required you are able to return the goods within 28 days of delivery for a full refund in accordance with our refunds policy set out in Clause 10 of our Terms & Conditions. We will refund any money received from you using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase. Please make sure that you include the sales order or invoice with your return.
When returning items to us, please ensure that any and all original packaging, instructions, tags etc are included as supplied to you. We recommend using a recorded/insured service to return your order. The Old Railway Garden Centre cannot be held responsible for returned items lost or damaged in transit to us.
