Q: I would like a tidy, low evergreen hedge to put alongside my front walkway. I am considering the boxwood as I like the thick, green look very much. Can boxwood be kept to less than 1 foot tall? I ...

Q: I'm about to trim my dwarf boxwoods out front. Some articles I've read say to make sure that the top of the boxwood is narrower than the bottom to ensure sunlight penetrates the whole shrub. This ...

Most types of boxwood shrubs are cultivars of either Buxus sempervirens, also known as common or American boxwood, or Buxus microphylla, better known as Japanese boxwood. Other boxwood varieties are ...

High summer is no time for revamping the yard; that requires the freshness of spring. No, what's called for now is the small-scale project, something that demands more artistry than energy, more ...

Holiday decorating with style: Cranford's Green Thumb Garden Club’s (GTGC) annual Christmas Boutique removes the stress with “one-of-a-kind” wreaths, miniature boxwood trees and unique arrangements.

The boxwood is valued for its evergreen steadfastness, but we just finished that one lovely moment in the year when the monarch of shrubs transforms itself with new growth. This is produced between ...

I've always liked the look of mini-hedges bordering walkways or framing flower beds. Dwarf boxwoods have been a traditional plant for such hedges, but it takes a lot of plants and expense to create a ...

We writers go on and on about the wonderful plants of winter: witch hazel, winter jasmine, sasanqua camellia, Christmas rose and so on. But truth be told, the very best winter plant has neither scent ...

There has been lots of discussion about the damage to plants from the Valentine’s Week Freeze. Among the plants subjected to the most damage were xylosma, oleander, boxwood, Japanese plum (loquat), ...