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 ...

Inkberry holly is the shrub replacing boxwood in formal gardens. Designers explain why it's the best alternative for pest and ...

If you want to make the most of your boxwood-based privacy fence, you need to follow a few planting rules to achieve success ...

For centuries, boxwood has been a go-to plant for creating structure in gardens, whether it’s used in hedges, edging or clipped into geometric shapes. Popular at historic sites — think Williamsburg ...

Q: I’m taking out a boxwood hedge due to recurring insect and disease issues. What can I plant in their place that has a similar look? A: Although every plant has potential pest or disease issues, ...

Boxwoods are slow growing shrubs that can be shaped into precise forms. Learn how to shape boxwoods and keep them healthy in ...

Picture this: Your once-vibrant boxwood hedge suddenly starts to wilt. The leaves develop brown spots, and then their lush, green foliage turns a sickly brown. That, my friends, is the handiwork of ...

Think “boxwood” and you probably conjure up images of Colonial gardens and intricate hedges. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are among the oldest nonnative plants grown in America but, fortunately, are not ...

Q: I have a hedge of boxwoods that are looking somewhat orange-tinted and less dense than usual. What might be causing this? Boxwood leafminer is my main suspect, and I have recently seen boxwoods ...