North star boxwood

How to bring boxwoods back to life? I have boxwood shrubs growing all along my white picket fence to provide privacy. The reasons I love them dearly are their ever-greenness and being incredibly hardy.

Last weekend all the right angled boxwood in the front of my house was installed by my fabulous landscaper Nelson...

The best plants to grow in front of boxwoods for easy care! Boxwood shrubs are amazing for landscaping and you can make your front yard even more low maintenance with these ideas on plants that are perfect companions to your boxwood plants. #Landscaping

Boxwood watering requirements are minimal once the plant is established. That said, watering is an important part of any plant?s overall health. Click this article to learn about watering a boxwood and when to water boxwoods.

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Our spring gardening season is very busy - my outdoor grounds crew, gardeners, and I are all working very hard to keep everything looking its best. As you know, I love boxwood, Buxus, and have hundreds of these bold green shrubs growing all over my Bedford, New York farm. I take very special care of

North Star boxwood is reliable. Little pruning needed. Very hardy. Naturally dense.

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Need ideas for evergreen alternatives to #boxwoods? Try the cute and clippable Shear Genius™ Cotoneaster, Monrovia's new Emerald Boxer™ Japanese Holly, the tiny toothed leaves of Crownshine™ Osmanthus, or the remarkably cold-hardy Nordic™ Inkberry, a selection of a native North American shrub with berries for birds. Find even more compact, colorful, and elegant evergreens to replace boxwoods in areas bothered by blight in our full list of alternatives.

Here is Phurba removing some of the discolored branches from this boxwood last spring. It is still very much alive and will need some time to get fully green again, but it should be okay.

This side by side comparison of boxwood is a great example of the power of trialing plants. I’ve been growing and trialing North Star boxwood for over five years.

Hebe Rakaiensis

A naturally oval to pyramidal shaped boxwood with dark green summer color. Excellent choice as an upright accent shrub. May also be used as a low maintenance hedge. Slow growing with good consistent winter color. Shears well.

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The garden beds at my Bedford, New York farm continue to evolve. I'm always looking for ways to improve my gardens. I love planting interesting and rare specimens that add texture, growth and beauty at different times throughout the year. I also enjoy arranging large groups of certain plantings to create borders and appealing displays.

With the right care, a boxwood hedge can be a beautiful and long-lived addition to your garden. We walk you through choosing the best boxwood variety for your climate, tips for planting boxwoods the right way, and how to care for your boxwoods through winter for the best-looking shrubs possible.

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