1. Extend a tape measure along the ground in the desired location for the boxwood hedge. Plan to space the plants around 1 to 2 feet apart, measuri...

2. Using a shovel, form a shallow trench around 2 feet wide below the guide string. Remove the sod in chunks about 4 inches deep. Lift each chunk,...

3. Figure out the general size of your root balls by measuring the height and width of each pot. With small, container-grown shrubs, the root ball...

4. Dig each hole according to the root ball dimensions. The hole should measure twice the width of the shrub's root ball and not quite as deep....

5. Gently knock each shrub out of its pot, and check to see whether it has become root-bound with a thick mat of roots built up along the bottom. I...

6. Set each boxwood shrub into the middle of its planting hole, and begin to backfill dirt around it with the soil you previously removed. You migh...

7. Add 2 to 3 inches of mulch to the planted area. Leave an inch or so around the base of each shrub free of mulch to promote air circulation.