Growing a box hedge

[princeperch]

This is what my gaff looks like. Ideally I want to retain the brick wall at the front, remove the small metal fence thing that's in the picture, and put a box hedge of some sort there, say about 40cm-50cm high or so.

I am getting very confused and quite alarmed at the options and prices.

I'm happy to grow it in the back garden until it's ready to go out the front with a bare root plant but it's not clear at all how long that will take.

This is the sort of thing Im looking at

http://www.waitrosegarden.com/plants/_/buxus-sempe...



Otherwise it looks like I'm facing shelling out 300 quid or so for something already grown - which is probably fair enough but I don't want to spend that kind of money at the moment.

So, if I go for these cheaper bareroot type deals - how long am I looking at until it actually becomes a hedge ?!

Edited by princeperch on Monday 30th March 20:21

[princeperch]

Thanks chaps. Privet hedge it is..

[princeperch]

Well I've taken a punt on a cheap listing on ebay

15 evergreen privet plants 3-4 ft tall - 22 quid including postage.

Cheap enough that if I balls them up or they get a disease I can start again..

[princeperch]

I was thinking only the other day how well the hedge is coming on now, especially as it was a bare root hedge only 6 months ago.

all for 45 odd quid!

[princeperch]

I've trimmed it back a few times and it's starting to bush up nicely

It's at about the height I want it at





(Hope it's the right way up when uploaded)

Have to say I'm really pleased with it. Saw some old boy who lives in our road having a good look at it the other day early in the morning and a few of the neighbours have said how nice the front garden is looking.