Three clipped balls stacked up one living boxwood stem, 48 to 50 inches from the soil to the top of the crown. The tiers are grown and cut into the plant over years rather than assembled, so the stem running between them is the plant’s own.
At roughly four feet it works either side of a front door or a gate, where a matched pair frames the opening without blocking it. On its own it anchors the corner of a patio, marks where a path turns, or fills a large planter on a terrace. Three tiers give height and rhythm in a spot where a single ball would sit flat on the ground.
Boxwood holds its leaf through winter, so the shape is there in January as well as in June. Give it bright, indirect light or part sun. Water consistently, letting the top of the soil dry a little between waterings, and keep it off extreme heat and hard frost while it settles into a new position. A light trim once new growth loosens the outline puts the balls back to round.
It travels by LTL truck freight, and the plant and its delivery are quoted together.
