For centuries, the most popular cultivar grown has been the so-called English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa), a slow-growing dwarf with small leaves. This cultivar is actually a poor choice ...

An Expert Guide for This Popular Landscaping Plant, including proper watering, pruning, recognizing common diseases and more ...

Boxwoods aren’t very picky about soil and growing conditions, but well-drained soils are best. Mix peat moss and Holly-Tone fertilizer into the planting soil, and mulch to keep the soil moist.

The Oregonian A.G. "Kim" Kimberley of Boxwood Garden is hesitant to call himself an expert on boxwood, but he concedes, ``Nobody probably thinks about it as much as we do.'' Here are his tips on ...

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 ...

The OregonianA boxwood hedge makes a delightful frame. We writers go on and on about the wonderful plants of winter: witch hazel, winter jasmine, sasanqua camellia, Christmas rose and so on. But ...

Boxwood flanks an entrance at Jardin de Buis, or garden of boxwood, in Pottersville, N.J. Although the plants are pruned less severely to help reduce disease pressure from boxwood blight, they ...

Looking for the perfect plant to pair with your hydrangeas? This timeless shrub brings elegance, structure, and surprising ...

Among the plants subjected to the most damage were xylosma, oleander, boxwood, Japanese plum (loquat), dwarf pittosporum and viburnum.