* What it is: If you’re in the market for a durable, low-care evergreen, ‘Little Missy’ is one of the best bets in boxwoods. This variety of little-leafed boxwood is compact, dense, slow-growing, cold ...

Tired of box blight? Why gardeners are swapping to this low-maintenance shrub for a formal look.

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 are ...

Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are a favorite among evergreen hedges, with low-maintenance care and an overall eye-catching appearance. Despite their easygoing nature, boxwoods are not especially heat-tolerant ...

Boxwood has a long history in garden design, from ancient Rome to modern-day suburbia. A tidy boxwood hedge is a staple in traditional formal gardens, but landscape designers are also using the ...

I have been gardening for many years but never planted a boxwood. I have seen them in other yards and always admired them but decided that all the pruning that was needed was more than I wanted to ...

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 ...

We writers go on and on about the wonderful plants of winter: witch hazel, winter jasmine, sasanqua camellia, Christmas rose and so on. But truth be told, the very best winter plant has neither scent ...

My heart sank when a neighbor told me that her boxwoods had boxwood blight. Boxwood blight is a fungal disease that is spreading rapidly across North America. Boxwood blight causes black spots on ...