Boxwoods are slow-growing plants that don’t require a lot of maintenance. However, your boxwoods will benefit from occasional pruning. Regularly, trimming your boxwood will give your boxwood hedge a neat and polished look. Here, I’ll show you step by step how to prune boxwoods. Below is a video showing step-by-step how to prune boxwoods. 3 Reasons […]
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Should you wrap your boxwoods in burlap to protect them from the winter cold? Is that effective? What’s the best way to care for boxwoods in the winter? After all, you spent a fortune on your boxwoods and want to make sure you are doing everything possible to take care of your boxwoods this winter.
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Boxwoods are one of the most popular shrubs used for hedges. The dense foliage and manicured shape of boxwoods make it ideal for hedges. However, not all boxwoods are good candidates for hedges. There are so many varieties of boxwoods, all with different growth habits and heights. When you plant boxwoods for hedges, you want
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For centuries, boxwoods are beloved by gardeners. Boxwoods are synonymous to fine gardens. Omnipresent in palatial gardens, boxwoods are sculpted into decorative topiaries and trained into formal hedges. The glossy, green foliage of boxwood shrubs makes it a very popular shrub. Boxwoods add a manicured look and a sense of elegance to any garden. There
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Gardeners have fallen in love with the classic, manicured look of boxwoods. Boxwoods are popular plants for front of house. What are the best boxwoods for front of house? What are Foundation Plants? Foundation plants are shrubs planted in front of the house to conceal the naked foundation of the house. Shrubs planted in front
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Boxwoods are a favorite for gardeners and are usually planted in rows. The bright green foliage of boxwood makes it a very popular evergreen shrub. When planted in a row, boxwoods add a manicured look and a sense of elegance to any garden. Boxwoods have dense, evergreen foliage making them very popular shrubs for hedges.
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Euonymus is an easy-to-grow evergreen shrub. Euonymus is one of my favorite evergreen shrubs because it looks like boxwoods but a lower maintenance version of boxwoods! I have Euonymus Manhattan in my garden and I will show you how to propagate Euonymus. The propagation method is the same for all euonymus varieties. I’ll show you
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Fastigiata Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Fastigiata’) Fastigiata Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Fastigiata’) is a type of English boxwood characterized by its conical shape. It tends to grow in an upright form with dense foliage of glossy dark blue-green leaves. At maturity, Fastigiata Boxwoods will grow to a height of 10 to 12 feet tall and 4 to 5 wide.
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Winter Gem Boxwood (Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Winter Gem’) Winter Gem Boxwood (Buxus microphylla var. koreana ‘Winter Gem’) is a type of Korean boxwood with glossy, dark green foliage. Winter Gem Boxwood is winter hardy suitable for USDA Zones 5-9. It is a slow growing boxwood, reaching a height of 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. Winter Gem
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Tired of dragging the long extension cord to trim hedges? I was, that’s why I looked into getting a cordless hedge trimmer! Cordless hedge trimmer makes the task of trimming hedges and bushes around the garden less daunting since I know I can just get the hedge trimmer out and start trimming! No more untangling
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