Versatile, hardy, and green all year. Is there anything the humble boxwood can't do? Here's how you can incorporate this ...

Q: We have mature 5½-foot-tall boxwood that has never been pruned. How do you recommend we go about this? A: First, early spring is the best time to tackle this job -- right before new growth ...

Another boxwood variety you can plant with confidence is Green Gem. This one is a smaller variety. The Newgen Freedom can grow to 4-5 feet tall and wide if not trimmed, but Green Gem will be much ...

Boxwood is happiest in the shade garden, from places of light shade to gloomier landscapes. ... In the old days, the world of boxwood worked this way: If you wanted tall hedges, ...

Then boxwood blight, a fungal disease that originated in Europe, made its way to the United States in 2011. Bennett Saunders, the general manager of Saunders Genetics, which specializes in boxwood ...

For a boxwood 3 feet tall or smaller, prune back the dead branches to live wood. Also, open up the center of the plant. New growth will sprout this spring. At that time, ...

We're talking football-field-long paths lined with 18-foot-tall boxwood hedges - so many plants that it takes two gardeners nine months to prune every year.

Boxwood is also the mainstay of many historic gardens, a tradition brought to America by the early English colonists. ... tall and short forms. Boxwood has excellent cold hardiness for our zone.