English Box is Melbourne�s most popular low hedge or border. It has dense dark green foliage, and when trimmed into a hedge or topiary it has a clearly defined shape. English Box hedges and topiary create a truly traditional formal style garden. The advantages of English Box hedge and border is that it only requires one or two trimmings per year. It needs very little water and it grows in almost any soil except for a very heavy or poorly drained soils. This slow growing plant grows to approximately 1.5m in height. It is shade tolerant.