9 recommended alternatives to boxwood The following boxwood alternatives can offer similar benefits but without the problems. And they all come with growing advice from gardening experts.

Then boxwood blight, a fungal disease that originated in Europe, made its way to the United States in 2011. Bennett Saunders, the general manager of Saunders Genetics, which specializes in boxwood ...

Topiary on your terms How to enjoy the splendor of living plant sculpture at home By R. STEPHANIE BRUNO Special to The Advocate Nov 22, 2015 2 min to read ...

The Oregonian A.G. "Kim" Kimberley of Boxwood Garden is hesitant to call himself an expert on boxwood, but he concedes, ``Nobody probably thinks about it as much as we do.'' Here are his tips on ...

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at ...

Contact [email protected]. • Langley Boxwood Nursery (boxwood.co.uk) sells plants, lightweight long aluminium-handled shears, and a menagerie of ready-made topiary animals.

Lastly, though a topiary is one way to add wow factor to your garden, Wong has other tips and tricks up his sleeve. Below, he shares three ideas for getting started. Fernando Wong’s gardening ...

Don’t let herbaceous planting droop on to your box – it will create a warm, moist trap that is ideal for blight. Bellamont Topiary, Long Bredy, Dorset (01308 482690; bellamont-topiary.co.uk).