Blue Boxwood Shrubs

On mar 16 2007 berrygirl from braselton ga zone 8a wrote.

Blue boxwood shrubs. Boxwood bush types may be used as bonsai container plants hedges topiary and single specimen spectacles. Members of the genus buxus include about thirty species and 160 cultivars including buxus sempervirens the common american boxwood. Please choose a rating. Newport blue boxwood is a dense multi stemmed evergreen shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth.

Wintergreen boxwood shrub plant. Because boxwoods are easy to manipulate and maintain into so many different shapes and sizes they can always find a home in formal settings. Southern living plant collection 2 5 qt. Wintergreen boxwood live shrub plant glossy dark green foliage.

Boxwoods have fallen out of favor with some gardeners in recent years. Introduced to america in 1652 boxwood shrubs have been gracing gardens since colonial times. Boxwood baby gem live shrub plant glossy green foliage. And with their timeless glossy green leaves they easily add elegance to any garden space.

Boxwoods are a classic garden shrub first planted in america in the mid 1600s. One of the most versatile shrubs boxwoods bring year round color to the garden. It is important to water the boxwood shrub immediately after planting as this is when the shrub is most vulnerable. Their evergreen foliage brightens dreary winter landscapes provides structure to both formal and informal gardens and can be shaped into tightly clipped geometric forms or whimsical shapes.

Buxus sempervirens newport blue boxwood eg z6 hedge this mounder eventually 5 x 5 2 yr is one of the hardier boxwoods a pretty one too with its dense glossy 1 blue green foliage. They re equally at home as accents hedges topiaries or in containers. Boxwood boxwood is an easy fast growing shrub that is great for hedging borders or flowerbeds. Buxus or boxwood is one of the most appealing shrubs on the market with a wide range of uses in the landscape.

It features year round leaves that are easy to shape. Unfortunately many kinds of boxwoods are susceptible to an incurable fungal disease called boxwood blight. Japanese boxwood buxus shrub live evergreen hedge plant with green deer resistant foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance shrub and can be pruned at anytime.

The poster child for traditional formal gardens boxwood has seen its ups and downs in popularity over the years but it always seems to bounce back. The ph of the soil is also important to consider when planting boxwoods. Although boxwood shrubs are somewhat adaptive to various soils they prefer a ph between 6 5 and 7 5.