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Buxus (Boxwood)
A very dense, small-leaved evergreen with dark green, glossy, leathery leaves which give off an unusual sweet smell. Slow growing and shade tolerant, Boxwood has traditionally been used for topiary work.
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| An excellent evergreen shrub for small hedges, this variety retains its dark green foliage in even the hottest summers and becomes bronze tinged in cold weather.
Great For: - Foundation plantings
- Evergreen hedge
Height: 4-6' Width: 4-6'
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| One of the hardiest forms of boxwood with small, thick and lustrous deep evergreen leaves, 'Green Mountain' forms a widely dense pyramidal oval that is a wonderful accent for perennial gardens and foundation plantings.
Great For: - Foundation plantings
- Evergreen hedge
Height: 3-5' Width: 2-3'
Shape: Upright
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Spacing: 18" Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| A hardy boxwood, this hybrid combines the hardiness and compact growth habit of Korean Boxwood with the luxuriant, deep green leaf color of English Boxwood. Best of all, 'Green Velvet' retains its velvety, deep green foliage through the winter!
Great For: - Low hedge
- Foundation plantings
Height: 24-36" Width: 24-36"
Shape: Mound, Rounded
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| 'Tide Hill' features shiny, medium green, fine textured foliage that is dense, low and slow to spread. A perfect grouping plant for both formal and informal purposes that keeps its green foliage color all winter.
Great For: - Low hedge
- Foundation plantings
Height: 10-15" Width: 3-4'
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| 'Green Beauty' features dense and rounded foliage with deep evergreen, spoon-shaped leaves. The new growth is apple-green and the entire plant tinges bronze in winter.
Great For: - Foundation and container plantings
- Sheared hedges
Height: 2-4' Width: 2-4'
Shape: Rounded
Winter Interest: Form
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 3-12 hours Soil Type: Clay, Moist, Sandy Feeding: Plant-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| A fast growing boxwood with small, very shiny, deep emerald-green leaves and a rounded to mounded shape that lends itself to shearing.
Great For: - Low hedge or foundation planting
- Benefits from winter protection
Height: 2-4' Width: 3-4'
Shape: Broad, Short
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Spacing: 18" Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| This variety is a dense, compact, many-branched, broad, mounded evergreen shrub which usually has a loose and open habit. It features a slow annual growth (only 2" in height per year) and the height may be controlled effectively by pruning.
Great For: - Low hedge or foundation planting
- Specimen accent
Height: 2-4' Width: 3-5'
Fall Color: Green
Winter Interest: Color, Structure
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 4-6+ hours Soil Type: Moist, Sandy Feeding: Holly-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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| Compact and dwarf with an ovoid to rounded upright shape, 'Suffruticosa' produces small, bright evergreen foliage.
Great For: - Foundation and container plantings
- Sheared hedges
Height: 2-4' Width: 2-4'
Shape: Rounded, Upright
Winter Interest: Form
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| PLANT CARE INFORMATIONSun Exposure: 3-12 hours Soil Type: Clay, Moist, Sandy Feeding: Plant-tone
Winter Protection: WILT-PRUF
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