Q: I would like a tidy, low evergreen hedge to put alongside my front walkway. I am considering the boxwood as I like the thick, green look very much. Can boxwood be kept to less than 1 foot tall? I ...

Q: I'm about to trim my dwarf boxwoods out front. Some articles I've read say to make sure that the top of the boxwood is narrower than the bottom to ensure sunlight penetrates the whole shrub. This ...

Holiday decorating with style: Cranford's Green Thumb Garden Club’s (GTGC) annual Christmas Boutique removes the stress with “one-of-a-kind” wreaths, miniature boxwood trees and unique arrangements.

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 ...

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 ...

Boxwoods have been cultivated from colonial times and the center of climatic adaptation for boxwoods is the Chesapeake Bay region. The two most widely cultivated boxwood varieties are the English box ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - It was a new herb to me when I saw it growing at my friend's house, but it's well-known around the world; it's called French Basil, or Greek Bush Basil, Spicy Globe Basil, or ...