Year 2 Plants blog: Buxus sempervirens; ' Common Box'

This is an evergreen shrub or small tree that is native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa and southern England.

 The shrub is slow growing and only grows to 1 to 9 meters tall and grows best in chalk and limestone soil. The plant produces small boring yellow/green flowers in the winter months and small round fruit.

It has dark green tightly packed leaves which produce a strong scented smell.

These box hedges were found in Platfeilds Park, in a secluded part of the park. Creating a quiet seating area which is often used by couples and people reading the papers.

The box shrub is used within British gardens as a ornamental plant often as boarders to flower beds and topiary.