What: Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa,’ commonly known as edging boxwood, is indispensable for hedging and is the shrub of choice for the formal garden. It makes one of the best low, small hedges for ...

In the 1990s, a disease, identified as boxwood blight, began affecting and often destroying boxwood plants in Europe. Both residential and centuries-old collections were casualties. By 2011, this ...

We see them everywhere — as low or tall hedges, topiary specimens or in stylish containers gracing the entrances to some of the world’s most elegant hotels. For centuries boxwoods have played an ...

Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing up to 1 to 9 meters tall, with a trunk up to 20 centimeters, native to western and southern ...

In the wild, boxwoods grow in open, rocky areas and can grow as large as small trees. They are characteristic shrubs of sub-Mediterranean Europe. In cultivation, boxwoods are most often found planted ...

What: Buxus sempervirens, commonly called common boxwood, is an elegant shrub that has been used in gardens for centuries. With handsome, glossy, dark evergreen leaves and a tough and resilient ...