Mismatch Boxwoods? Free Advice From Master Gardener

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December 14th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

Boxwoods accent well to most any gardens and landscapes having a formal appeal. They really can be shaped into almost any design your heart can think of. They’re know for being perfect in gardens, staying vibrant and green all throughout the year and even in the northern seasons. It’s not a secret that you will have some maintaining to do with your boxwoods. Follow these easy steps to maintain beautiful boxwoods year round:

1. Avoid a mix and match boxwood hedge. If you have a boxwood hedge that needs replacement it is totally possible to have issue finding the exact same replacement to what you already got. This is a situation that you’d want to find some types with similar leaf. Boxes come in many different colors of green-so definitely look at what you have and what the nursery has and make some choices based on what will look good together. Over and above the ending results could be getting mixed variety looks which include: lighter colored greens with darker colored greens, not to mention also the sizing variations!

2. During development of your landscaping you’ll be best of doing a little studying up on finding the best boxwood for your region. You will be better off if you can get a nice boxwood that is healthy, hearty and vivacious. For example, Korean Boxwood is a variety that grows quickly,and is disease resistant in northern climates.

3. The third thing to discuss here is getting about a half of a cup (per plant) of nice acidic (organic please) fertilizer that has peat, compost, dehydrated manuer and some of that special evergreen food and get it all around the bases of your boxwoods. You are going to want to maintain good root coverage, so make note to administer good soil.

4. The process of boxwood pruning is a pretty forward thing with a couple rules worth knowing. One – let that precious spring growth firm up a while before you begin pondering of triming it down first moment you get and don’t, really, prune the buggers end of season. The growth that occurs due to fall pruning is only going to brown and die in the spring months, so unless you want that, I don’t recommend you prune till the following season. Poorly [keptmaintained] boxes will brown up and look even worse in the winter when they stand out even more. It is always better if they are slightly bushy looking than dead looking.

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5. Boxwood’s have a shallow root system and because of that they can dry out quickly. So don’t forget to do the mulching on your boxwoods. This will protect their roots and help the roots retain moisture. On the other hand, you could wind up destroying your box’s by rotting out the bark if you over do it with the mulch. Everything in moderation is a dandy code to live by even in the garden.

6.Keep an eye peeled for diseases and fungus problems on your boxwoods. While they are generally vigorous they can fall victim to few problems. The problem with the shrubs could be disease symptoms and not just some damage from winter so you’ll want to do some researching. Majority of the shrub diseases that are common can be fixed using sprays. It would be best to know for certain what toxic sprays you need prior to using them by completly investigating your problemed areas. You should know that if not going your way right now, it may be best (before contamination spreads) to yank out troubled greens. While replacing a single bush won’t break the bank, replacing an whole row can damper any day.

Good luck and enjoy the lush evergreen of your boxes in your formal or not so formal landscape-they are always a great shrub choice for any garden.

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