Topiary Boxwood Shrubs

Place a few of these for a short hedge along your front walkway, or perhaps just one for a lovely accent at the border of your flower bed. Perhaps one of the best things about your Wintergreen Boxwood is its adaptability.

It has a compact, rounded form and is both heat and drought tolerant. It can be left to grow naturally beautiful, or trimmed to fit your needs…including being amenable to topiary designs.

Deer and rabbit pose no problem for Korean Boxwood and it's relatively resistant to the major pests that usually bother Boxwoods. All in all, the Korean Boxwood is hardy variety of Boxwood that will ask very little of you, yet provide an abundance of...

The possibilities are endless. Full, compact and naturally rounded, your Winter Gem Boxwood is lovely in its natural state. Leave it to its natural beauty, prune as a hedge or create a one-of-a-kind attraction for your yard.

It also maintains its shape with very little pruning, so you won't have to spend your time on maintenance. Plant several for an elegant hedge along your driveway or property line. Full sun will produce the best growth for your Green Mountain Boxwood,...

It has an upright habit and rounded, compact nature. Even just one as an accent for your perennial bed would provide a carefree source of year round color. It maintains its color and rounded shape but with a slight bushy nature unless pruned for a tighter,...

Once you have one in your yard, it will be easy see why this evergreen Boxwood is a prize-winning specimen. If left alone, it will assume a pleasing, 3 foot rounded shape and maintain its color year-round.

It's a healthy specimen that performs well even in cold temperatures. Low-Maintenance Impervious to pests, deer, and disease resistant, this oh so easy to grow no-fuss beauty is one tough customer to beat.

It also naturally stays shorter and more compact than its big brother Baby Gem Boxwood sets the new standard for the classic hedge plant. Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects.

Deer don't care for nibbling on Boxwood, and it is unbothered by pests or diseases. Our Red Knockout Rose Trees stand out in spectacular fashion when encircled by this brilliant compact hedge.

The small leaves lend a finely-textured look as their bright green hues darken slightly with age. When planted in a row the Wintergreen Boxwood becomes a hedge that can be squared off or rounded to create a neat and attractive border or foundation accent.

Adaptable to most soil types, it thrives with a small amount of pruning, occasional feeding, and annual mulching. Plant and groom them into a low hedge surrounding one of our Pink Knockout Rose Trees for an absolutely stunning arrangement.

It even comes equipped with its own natural repellency , keeping deer at bay. Compliments Casual to Cultured Garden Landscapes With a compact, mound-like shape that grows almost as wide as it does tall, the Titan Boxwood suits garden styles from modern...

However, boxwoods often do not respond well to this. It is a naturally occuring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants. Buds that are unwanted can be rubbed off.

Renewal pruning of shrubs usually involves severe pruning. Watering well and misting the wood frequently can help boxwood bud more quickly. Fossilized remains of Boxwood plants date back to over 22 million years ago.

Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted plants when not used at the recommended rates. During the reign of Emperor Augustus, villas were planted with boxwood hedging and topiary, and during the reign of Henry...

Keep reading to learn more about diseases affecting boxwoods and how to go about treating boxwood diseases.– Decline is the name given to one of the more mysterious diseases affecting boxwoods.

Currently, there are over 200 types of boxwoods with just over 140 of those available commercially and an unnamed number of cultivars. The American and English Buxus varieties are two of the most prevalent species sold in landscaping, but there are many...

For more information on appropriate fertilizer for boxwood shrubs, read on.Your boxwoods may grow happily without added nutrition, depending on the soil. It's best toto figure out the product to use for boxwood fertilizing but, generally, loamy and clay...

Slow-release fertilizer can help prevent rapid sucker growth that is vulnerable to diseases and insects. Dating back to 4,000 BC, Egyptians used clipped box hedges in their gardens.

Planting boxwood too deeply can lead to stress and possibly death.Properly mulching the shallow-rooted boxwood helps retain moisture and keep roots cool. ) are dense, evergreen shrubs often planted in elegant and formal landscapes.

Secondary infections usually attack and kill the plant.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });There is no cure for boxwood blight, so gardeners must rely on disease prevention to protect their plants.

As the seasons pass, your boxwood shrubs will take on the shape of the structure and you will have a unique conversation piece and interesting focal point for your garden. The best time to trim boxwoods to shape is during the first few years.

Boxwood roots are near the surface and the plant is easily drowned by watering too frequently.Don't wait until the plant looks wilted or stressed. After that time, water regularly until the plant is well established.As a general rule, one or two deep...

They grow upright to about 2 feet (0.6 m.) tall. Their many branches are covered with finely-textured evergreen leaves that give the shrubs visual interest all year long.In summer, the leaves are green.

This particular combination encourages the leaves to transpire fluids to the environment when the plant is unable to draw more fluid in to replace what was lost. Luckily, we're here to help.Boxwoods suffer badly in winter because they're native to areas...

Prune only when the plant is dry, as pathogens spread quickly in damp conditions.Rake up all debris under the plant after pruning, then burn diseased debris immediately to prevent spread of the disease.