Midwinter is a good time to prune deciduous shrubs because it’s easy to see the structure and judge which branches to remove.

The first step in planning a good landscape is to decide what shape and size plant will work best for each location. Foundation beds around your house require many shapes and sizes of plants because ...

Boxwoods are typically large shrubs or small trees, but most of the varieties used in modern landscaping are dwarf varieties. These dwarf boxwood shrubs are prized for their densely packed, ...

Winter is often a time of dormant plants, dropped leaves, and a lack of color, but this boxwood variety will add a pop of ...

Boxwood, a popular evergreen shrub we’ve been planting for many years, is suddenly in the crosshairs. This reliable landscape mainstay is under attack from winter burn, a well-known insect, a ...

According to a survey of 4,000 landscape professionals, boxwood (Buxus) is the most popular shrub in America. And yet, about a decade ago it was nearly impossible to find boxwoods at home-improvement ...

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 growing boxwood: • ...

Last year’s growing season was very hard on the most frequently used evergreens in most landscapes: boxwoods. Many of you had to replace them, and some are still waiting for them to recover. I’m sorry ...

Warmer and drier weather have many outdoor enthusiasts evaluating their lawns and landscapes. Lawns are starting to turn green; daffodils are blooming and flowering shrubs are showing their buds.

Time was, we planted boxwoods — not chopped them down. Seems like the first thing preppy, new first-time home owners do, is get rid of the “overgrown vegetation” around the foundation. It hides the ...