Grove City, OH (Zone 6a) | January 2003 | positive
The quintessential plant for topiary, it also is widely used to form knot gardens. Box is almost fool-proof, whether pruned to any shape...Read More, or allowed to assume its natural form.
Deer leave this plant alone, another great reason to grow it around the periphery of a garden.
Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) | August 2001 | neutral
The species is rarely grown; usually cultivars are widely available. Slow growing shrubs are often planted much closer together than the...Read More recommended spacing, in order to form a compact hedge more quickly.
Tiny axillary bloom creamy, fragrant, male & female, mid-spring, attractive to bees.
The quintessential plant for topiary, it also is widely used to form knot gardens. Box is almost fool-proof, whether pruned to any shape...Read More
The species is rarely grown; usually cultivars are widely available. Slow growing shrubs are often planted much closer together than the...Read More