Boxwoods are one of the most abundant shrubs used in many landscapes. Boxwood blights are fungal diseases that can be fatal to the plants if no measures are taken to manage it at early stages of ...

Many other shrubs and plants can block views of your home and yard without the invasive issues privet brings. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.), generally lack privet's invasive tendencies, while still creating ...

You can cultivate your boxwood’s evergreen foliage into a desired shape or let the plant spread to create a privacy screen. There are many varieties, with the Japanese and American boxwood being ...

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The plant, typically boxwood or yew, can be shaped year after year as it grows. The topiarist will use sharp long-handled or electric clippers, or, for the specialist, lethal Japanese shears.

Examples of Japanese Anemone cultivars ... Stang / CC BY-SA 4.0 Because boxwood shrubs play well with everything from herbs to flowers to vegetables they are perfect as foundation plants, privacy ...

In choosing a tree, or shrub, for that matter, we have cautioned about being careful when opting for a tree, or again a shrub, with or without, possible faults that more than negate the color one ...

Both the insect and disease problems are causing concern about using boxwoods in our landscapes. Over the last few decades, most homeowners have replaced old, overgrown Japanese Yew with boxwoods.

Japanese holly (Ilex crenata) is a dense evergreen shrub with tiny, rounded, dark green leaves. At a glance, it may be confused with a boxwood, although Japanese holly is usually darker green. It is ...