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 ...

Versatile, hardy, and green all year. Is there anything the humble boxwood can't do? Here's how you can incorporate this ...

American boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) and English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens “Suffruticosa”), a more compact version with aromatic foliage, dominate the market.

Boxwood shrubs under attack from invasive species, disease. Mike Hogan. Updated Fri, July 21, 2023 at 10:03 AM UTC. 4 min read. Boxwood leafminer damage is most noticeable in spring and summer.

Evergreen shrubs like boxwood tend to use a lot of nitrogen. The best way to replenish the available nitrogen in the soil is to feed with a slow-release, urea-based, granular fertilizer with NPK ...

Throughout this season we've had multiple customers come into our store with concerns about their boxwood shrubs. Since they are evergreens, boxwood has found a place in almost every landscape in ...

Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are one of the most common shrubs in landscapes throughout Greater Columbus. This deer-resistant, broad-leaved evergreen shrub is typically used in foundation plantings, as a ...

Boxwood blight, a disease that causes severe and very rapid defoliation and branch dieback on some boxwoods, was first detected in Ohio four years ago. It can kill small plants in a single season.

Wes Hopper teaches how to safely handle a chainsaw, and Joellen Dimond talks about boxwood shrubs. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Certified Arborist Wes Hopper ...

The boxwood blight can be devastating to infected plants. However, it was first discovered in the U.S. in 2011. Since then, the spread has been much slower than originally anticipated.