Landscaping With Boxwood Shrubs

And they require less maintenance than you might think. Boxwood shrubs are shrubs from the box family which has been used by gardeners for landscaping for hundreds of years.

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Landscaping with boxwood shrubs

Conte conte llc. The pink flowering almond is a beautiful option but the argument against this shrub is that it is a one hit wonder giving you color only in spring. And it puts on a spectacular floral display in spring.

They re wonderful for those formal landscapes with lots of straight lines and patterns. 2 gallon white wintergreen boxwood foundation hedge shrub in pot l3448 encore azalea 2 00 gallon multicolor mixed flowering shrub l5159 3 58 gallon emerald green arborvitae screening shrub in pot l5480. There are numerous historical gardens which are well known for these shrubs.

Once its spring flowers drop off the bush has little to offer. It holds up well during dry periods. Beyond just their style boxwoods serve many functions in landscaping from framing an entry and edging a walkway border to surrounding an outdoor fountain to marking off a shady flower bed.

Although they require watering and mulching boxwoods do require regular tending unless you opt. English boxwood shrubs have long been symbols of upscale properties. Boxwoods are a classic garden shrub first planted in america in the mid 1600s they re equally at home as accents hedges topiaries or in containers they re also deer resistant so their popularity has skyrocketed in recent years.

But its fundamental benefits may outweigh this drawback. Because that refined geometric style comes at the cost of high maintenance most gardeners nowadays prefer the more relaxed cottage garden style but there are still some specialized uses for these old time favorites that modern gardeners. It tolerates heat humidity and nematodes making it the best boxwood for the coastal south though it does well throughout the south.

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