Category Archives: Boxwood Topiary

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 Determine the Wire Gauge for a Framed Topiary

Determining the wire gauge for your topiary is important. It serves the purpose answers the question, can my topiary hold plants on it or can the topiary sustain strong wind forces, etc. The smaller topiary frames use a smaller gauge … Continue reading

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