Fair price on mature boxwoods?
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Boxwood price check, thanks!
Comments (1)I just bought four at Lowes, 5 gal. containers, 1.5-2' high and very "full" for 28.95. I thought it was a deal! I've seen that size for more than twice that. They had some bigger ones too, for, I think, 48.00....See MoreBoxwood Hedge - Raised Bed - Questions
Comments (10)Thanks (everyone) for the feedback- very helpful. Some additional details below: So, Math was never my favorite subject. I went out back and measured the distance of the fence from corner to gate (which is where the privacy is really needed). We're at 28 feet total. To get to the young maple (which is a natural transition point) it's 20 feet. So, we're looking at the hedge being somewhere between 20-28 feet depending on how we want to taper/transition. The Boxwoods are about 1.5' wide. I'm thinking we will space them about 10" apart...that should give us coverage along the fence with a little wiggle room. It will add a bunch of immediate privacy and some room for the hedge to establish and then connect...and it sounds like a season or two should do the trick. Once we transplant the current grasses/plants and remove some pavers, we should have a width of about 6 feet to work with, reduced to about 4.5 feet at the Hydrangeas. Hoping this is enough space for the hedge and to texture some plants in front. Specific to the responses above: Steve- good thoughts on spacing and thanks for the Geranium and Hosta suggestions. We have a lot of Hosta in our front and sprinkled through the back. We will definitely use that to complement the boxwood hedge. The raised bed idea was two-fold: improve drainage for the hedge and make sure they don't compete/hurt the Hydrangeas. I was thinking a base of peastone/gravel before backfilling the bed would solve both problems (but making sure the depth of the backfill matched the current depth of the boxwood pots). We'll religiously trim the boxwoods as the current height works for us (another foot would be OK too). Beyond that, I'd need a ladder to trim and would like to avoid it...realize this may be a pipe dream after a few years, even with regular trimming? Digger- the Boxwoods are Common/European (Buxus Sempervirens). Based on the feedback here, I will space them a bit and get closer to your 18" on center suggestion. We brought the Boxwoods home last Sunday. Haven't watered them yet since we've had ample rain. It doesn't sound like watering the pots will be neccessary unless we hit a dry spell...and that seems unlikely with the New England spring forecast. I'll keep checking the root balls...I was going to build the raised bed using pressure treated 4x4 for the posts (sunk in ground). 2x4 treated cedar for the side boards. I was planning on building the box without digging down and sinking any of the cedar. We're on a light slope so I'd build the top of the box first, elevate it and level using wood blocks, then skill saw tapered pieces to ground level to run with the grade. Remove the blocks once secured. Add some aluminum spanners throughout to prevent bowing and backfill the bad boy. Final depth would be slightly above the depth of the pots in order to put drainage stone on the bottom and backfill with dirt. We run soaker hoses throughout the garden to handle watering...as far as the boxwoods themselves, we looked at nurseries, but couldn't find anything in the 6' range for under $400/piece. We found the current ones at Home Depot for $99. Still cost us a fair amount, but seemed reasonable for an instant 6-7" privacy hedge. The boxwoods themselves came from a nursery in CT. I suspect you could contact your local HD and make a request for however many you want...that's what we did (Waltham store). Thanks for the VT boxwood link too! Oracle- I didn't even consider the sunlight factor or wider bottom versus top. More reason to space them further apart. As I mentioned above, we're more like 20-28 feet in needed privacy, so the 10 boxwoods should balance better. We can certainly return some if all 10 aren't needed. Thoughts on a distance from the fence? We have 6 feet to work with for most of the hedge row, but we'd like to add some plants/shrubs in front to layer the garden. The Hydrangeas are 4.5 feet from the fence to center and we don't want to touch those...so we're tighter on space for about 8 feet of the boxwoods that will sit behind the hydrangeas. Do you think the boxwoods will hurt the well established hydrangeas given our space constraints? The berm idea is also interesting. I like the idea of less work, particularly if it provides a healthier environment. No standing water in the garden area. We're not bothered by the Boxwood smell, aside from the 'cat pee' driving our dogs wild. They'll be thrilled. Can't wait to chase them out of the gardens on a regular basis this summer... Based on the feedback so far, maybe the raised bed is overkill. Yes, it would look nice but it will take some time/money to build and there is a benefit to getting these in the ground sooner. How about Oracle's berm idea? It would add some texture to the garden and presumably help with drainage too. More than anything, I want to make sure we don't hurt the Hydrangeas. It would be a real bummer if the boxwood row doesn't take well, but I'd much prefer that over having the boxwoods thrive at the expense of the hydrangeas. Attached is a picture that gives a sense as to the current spacing between the fence and hydrangeas...you can see the fence line at the bottom left corner. Thanks again for all the suggestions. Would welcome any additional thoughts....See MoreSmall leaf boxwood and inkberry in a 40 inch wide foundation garden?
Comments (8)Sun? Could you do something like a larger viburnum, prune it upright low and let it arch over the sidewalk once it gets high? There's a number of boxwood thatvare vertcal...green tower, graham blandy, dee runk...but they are narrow, means you need a bunch. And as much as people say they want x, especially in a group, they mean cheap. Under the windows, you probably want something that stats below them. So, boxwood. Japanese holly? Japanese plum yew? It's exceedingly difficult to get inspirational landscape design with what you are doing. Spaces were designed with no thought of landscape, people expect you can accomplish miracles on a budget that...well, let's use the words woefully inadequate. I could go on...kudos to you for the attempts. I might spend a little time on pinterest. Try different search parameters for what you have, "planting strip sidewalk building" kind of thing. See what kinds of ideas you can glean, then imagine how hard of a sell or how hard to implement they might be. There's nothing wrong with taking the approach of plant (redtwig dogwood) and keep it pruned. As much as that is not what i like to see in a concept, the reality is such an approach is feasible where others might never get the ok....See MorePricing mature plants and trees to sell.
Comments (12)I am an orchid grower. When we were moving from NY to Florida I ran an ad on Craigslist to sell the majority of my orchids. I had a few hundred plants. I arranged the ad stating the date which was a weekend. No one could come except for that weekend. No private showings. I set up my orchids in a sunroom and the garage. I did not want people inside my house. I had hundreds of people. I was stunned. The police actually came because of all the cars parked along our road. Not only did I sell every orchid, there were bidding wars on the plants and many sold higher than I listed. I had photos attached to each plant showing the flowers. The funny part was people were offering me money for things in our garage, tools, etc. which were not for sale. In the sunroom, I had tables and a few lamps, and people wanted those too! It was the most amazing experience. I think it was because I placed the ad with some photos of the plants. I only allowed people to come on one weekend. I ran it like a garage sale. My impression was, there were so many people they did not barter prices nor want to take their time deciding. Maybe try something like I did. It was my first time dealing with Craigslist and it made me nervous, but I made good money and sold things I didn't plan to sell! Jane...See Morebahia
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