Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
If your Buxus hedging has been plagued with box blight or box caterpillars then perhaps it's time to consider some substitutes. This video should help with your choices as we look in detail at two of my favourites.
RHS box substitutes:
rhs.org.uk/plants/types/shrubs/box-alternatives
My video on treating box blight:
youtu.be/vR4OWy0WzV8?si=rADuA205CAQhIClS
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If your Buxus hedging has been plagued with box blight or box caterpillars then perhaps it's time to consider some substitutes. This video should help with your choices as we look in detail at two of my favourites.
RHS box substitutes:
rhs.org.uk/plants/types/shrubs/box-alternatives
My video on treating box blight:
youtu.be/vR4OWy0WzV8?si=rADuA205CAQhIClS
Photo credit:
commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15200484
✿Buy my Gardening Book❀ lulu.com/shop/rachel-darlington/journal-of-an-irish-garden/paperback/product-1kmk6ywe.html
✿Buy my Orchid EBook❀ lulu.com/shop/rachel-darlington/my-windowsill-monsters/ebook/product-78r5vy.html
✿Buy Flower Bulbs❀ https://www.bulbi.nl/ & bulbi.co.uk (10% discount code: GARDENING10). I receive a small gratuity for any purchase.
✿Buy a Poly Greenhouse❀ https://www.organicgarden.ie/ (€100 discount code : Douentza)
✿Buy Houseplant Potting Mixes❀ sybotanica.com (10% discount code : RACHELDARLINGTO). I receive a small gratuity for any purchase.
✿Buy Garden Fertiliser ❀ https://www.oceanleaves.ie
✿Buy me a Coffee❀ paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5Y65BZFYUUCFL&source=url
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