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Boxwood Topiary Foliage Survival Care for the 52 Contiguous States in the USA

Using the Boxwood Guide will help you to look at a boxwood cultivar for careful consideration to be successful with a topiary garden. Below are the milestones will look at for gardeners to grow boxwood foliages. Growth Rate This is … Continue reading

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Live Boxwood Foliage Care

Here we go in-depth into boxwood topiary foliage care for any grower to know for survival from planting, watering to pruning, and more topics to consider. Boxwood is easy to maintain when properly planted and cared for. We recommend the … Continue reading

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Live Boxwood Pests

As discussed on the previous page, the life cycle is short, perhaps only a few days in some cases. Since you would have to spray every 2 or 3 days over 2 weeks, we think this control strategy is futile.  … Continue reading

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How to Manage Live Boxwood Diseases?

Boxwood tends to be very disease resistant. In most instances, proper planting techniques, site selection, maintenance, and smart gardening will lessen disease occurrence and severity. Several diseases typically infect boxwoods.  Phytophthora Phytophthora nicotianae is also called root rot. It is … Continue reading

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Why Live Boxwood Foliages for Topiaries?

Rediscovering boxwood topiary, the backbone of many landscapes and formal gardens for centuries. Boxwood is evergreen, drought-tolerant, and deer-resistant. Over the years, boxwood has fallen in and out of favor, but with increased deer browsing, water restrictions in our cities … Continue reading

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How to Add Ivy Foilage to a Topiary Frame

If you have ever seen plants sculpted into different shapes, you might wonder how gardeners do it. This is called topiary, or the practice of pruning and clipping plants into clearly defined shapes. The practice dates back to Roman times … Continue reading

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How to Add Moss to a Topiary Frame

Step 1: After unpackaging the moss, gently pull apart the fibers with your hands, loosening them. This will make applying just the right amount of moss much simpler. You can also use a spray bottle to mist the moss with … Continue reading

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How To Add Live Foliage to a Topiary Frame

How-to Instructions for adding ivy or vine foliage to a frame topiaryStep by Step Instructions to Establishing Topiary Frames A) Start with a frame that’s wider at the base than at the top. If you are creating a special shape, … Continue reading

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How To Anchor a Topiary Frame into the Ground or Planter

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Topiary for Every LifeStyle

Topiary gardening is for everyone – whether you are a homeowner, live in an apartment, consider yourself an experienced gardener or confess to having a “black thumb”. Whether your home is in Alaska or in tropical Florida, there is a … Continue reading

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