Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and endlessly versatile in garden design, this evergreen favorite earns its keep.

According to a survey of 4,000 landscape professionals, boxwood (Buxus) is the most popular shrub in America. And yet, about a decade ago it was nearly impossible to find boxwoods at home-improvement ...

Boxwood shrubs, Buxus sempervirens, have long held a top spot for home landscapes due to their beautiful shape and vibrant, deep evergreen leaves. They're easy to care for as long as you provide the ...

Some plants make great companions, and if you would like a vibrant hedge with a lot of textural interest, try pairing up these two classics.

We are an odd and interesting species. Sometimes we have all the data we need to allow the left half of our brain to make a reasoned, fact-supported decision. But then the right half of the brain ...

* 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 ...

* What it is: Virginia-based Saunders Genetics has been leading the effort to develop blight-resistant boxwood varieties since the deadly Cylindrocladium fungal blight showed up in 2011. So far its ...

Boxwood blight has arrived in Marin County. The disease is caused by a fungal pathogen called Cylindrocladium buxicola. The spores of this disease have traveled from the United Kingdom, to the East ...

Boxwoods are among the most common evergreen shrubs you’ll find in Louisiana landscapes, and that’s because these plants were ...