Green beauty boxwood

Buxus microphylla var. japonica 'Green Beauty' (Japanese Boxwood) is a dense and compact evergreen shrub with a lush foliage of small, glossy, lance-shaped, dark green leaves. The foliage retains its rich color most of the year, becoming bronze-tinged in cold winter weather. More heat, humidity and drought tolerant than most English boxwood varieties, it also enjoys an excellent resistance to boxwood blight. Tough, hardy and easy to grow, this Boxwood provides color year-round, as well as…

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Welcome to the 597th Metamorphosis Monday! Over the past few months, I've had several requests to give an update on the front yard landscaping I completed back during Spring 2016. I've been meaning to share an update because I'm absolutely stunned how much the Green Beauty Boxwood shrubs I planted back then have grown! Here's a before photo that was taken that May not too long after I planted all the shrubs. Let me tell you, these boxwood shrubs weighed a ton! All the Green Beauty boxwoods…

Find out what to plant in front of boxwoods to create a stunning and cohesive landscape design. From colorful annuals and perennials to low-growing shrubs and ornamental grasses, explore a variety of options that will enhance the beauty of your boxwoods. IG Photo by: mcbeacham_ldscpgardener

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

Green Mountain Boxwood

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.

The Perfect Substitute for Boxwood – New Hollies

Topping out at three feet tall and two feet wide, Petite Pillar boxwood is a fine option for small gardens and containers.

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.

Green Mountain Boxwood

Cloud prune boxwood ; For visual interest, place a planter with a tightly clipped boxwood ball in the foreground against a backdrop of cloud pruned shrubs. For more on cloud pruning techniques

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

To keep a boxwood healthy and beautiful, pruning is essential. Learn the what, why, when, and how of pruning by reading our handy guide on Gardener's Path.

Despite great progress in management and education, there is still plenty of confusion and misidentification of boxwood blight.

This list of alternatives & substitutes for conventional boxwood includes evergreens that provide a similar look in your garden or landscape.

When you need a boxwood alternative in your landscape, these 11 evergreen plants are excellent solutions.