When It Blooms: Although technically a winter plant, the winter gem boxwood can bloom at any time of year. Like witch hazel, it makes an excellent boundary marker for a bed or property.

Whether you wrap or not, spraying boxwoods with an anti-transpirant, also called an anti-desiccant — a wax-like substance that helps seal moisture in the leaves, may also help protect the plants ...

Boxwoods are susceptible to winter burn and the symptoms show up as discoloration around the margin or edge of the leaf. The border of the leaf looks like it has dried out. Broadleaved evergreens ...

The boxwoods are planted in patterns, creating interior spaces that are perfect nooks for pops of color. During the winter, these beds often host pansies and bulbs, like tulips or daffodils.

Boxwoods are valuable in the garden all year long, but their evergreen leaves of rich green and dense shapes — whether trimmed in formal designs or left to grow naturally — take center stage ...