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Standen1Standen1 Posts: 65
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Hi everyone , my son and daughter-in-law have just picked up the keys to their new house. The builders have put in these plants/ hedge for them but we’re not sure what they are.Can anyone ID them pleases and then we can check on what is needed for care / pruning etc.
Many thanks

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  • madpenguinmadpenguin Posts: 2,543
    1.Viburnum (tinus?)
    2.Box
    3.Box
    4.Berberis?
    “Every day is ordinary, until it isn't.” - Bernard Cornwell-Death of Kings
  • yorkshireroseyorkshirerose Posts: 574
    I think your first photo shows an Osmanthus, probably 'x Burkwoodii'. An evergreen shrub which produces fragrant white flowers in Spring. It may reach a height of 6-8ft, but can be pruned, after flowering to desired height, makes a good specimen plant or for mixed hedging.
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/89015/Osmanthus-x-burkwoodii/Details

    Lonicera nitidia may be your 2nd photo, not totally sure
    .https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/10499/Lonicera-nitida/Details

    Buxus sempervirens in your 3rd pictures. Another evergreen, ideal for hedging,https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2579/Buxus-sempervirens/Details

    The last photo is a Berberis, not sure which variety - very thorny, be careful when handling it
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/2183/Berberis-thunbergii/Details

    All these plants will benefit from a general purpose fertiliser in early Spring, eg Growmore, or Chicken Pellets.
    As they are newly planted make sure they are watered throughout the year until they are well established.

    A gardener's work is never at an end  - (John Evelyn 1620-1706)
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    Ditto what madpenguin says.
    1 appears to have been trimmed so you may have lost the flower for this year.

    4 is a Berberis, maybe a baby darwinii ? Only evergreen one I can think of at the moment.  A picture or measurement comparison of leaf, might get you a better identification as there are some rather nice smaller cultivars these days that are lower growing or also creep/spread.

  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    edited February 2019
    The first photo , we will need a rough size of the leaves. It looks like a recently pruned Photinia shrub. 

    Second and third photos are Buxus Sempervirens.

    Fourth photo is Berberis Julianae.
  • Standen1Standen1 Posts: 65
    Hi everyone, many thanks for your prompt replies and useful advice. 
    I have an osmanthus burkwoodii in my garden and the leaves on the shrub in the top  picture are a lot larger than the one in my garden - at the moment I can’t get more info n size - the shrub definitely looks as if it has been recently pruned though so it’s possibly a ‘wait and see’ situation to see what / if anything flowers. Possibly a photinia as the leaves are p
    hopefully the box won’t succumb to the dreaded blight - any suggestions for avoiding this please?
    re. The last photo, looks really interesting plant and not seen one like it but we will take care - thanks for the warning- I have other Berberis in my garden and they can be quite nasty when trying to prune them! 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    The healthier the box, the less likely it will succumb to blight so I would feed in spring each year with a handful of fish, blood and bone fertiliser, gently worked into the ground under each one (looks like you willl need to temporarily pull the bark mulch back to do that.)  Try to remove any clippings which get trapped inside the bushes when you prune which will help airflow and prevent them becoming a home for fungal spores.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
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