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Green Mountain Boxwood Shrubs Beautiful And Easy Care

For an evergreen shrub that begins growing quickly this Green Mountain Boxwood will be right up your alley! It will slow down to a medium growth rate as it ages. The unusual pyramidal growth of the tree adds lots of interest to your landscape. It is often used as a hedge, topiary, border or container...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 09-08-2009
Commones Boxwood Is A Versatile Tall Shrub or Small Tree

The Commones Boxwood , also known as the Common Boxwood , gives you lots of options in your landscape. They grow from 15 to 20 feet tall and spread from 15 to 20 feet wide giving them a rounded shape. This boxwood is a great choice for a formal dense hedge that will give you privacy. It can also be sheared...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 09-05-2009
Green Gem Boxwood Bush Is Winter Hardy

This Green Gem Boxwood Bush is an evergreen hybrid that is winter hardy. Its rounded globe shape makes it very attractive and popular as well as the fact that it keeps its green color into the winter. It is a low grower at 1 to 2 feet tall and 1 to 2 feet wide making this a very popular bush for small...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-30-2009
Determining Sun Exposure

Before you start gardening, it is important to know a few things about the area that you plan to use as a new home for your plants. One of the first things you need to know is the sun expose where you want to work. Plants are unique in the amount of light they require (or can handle), and you want to...

Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 08-28-2009
Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae Shrubs Are Known For Their Brilliant Color

If you like yellow foliage in your landscape beyond the spring and summer season, the Yellow Ribbon Arborvitae will fit your needs. Being an evergreen shrub it will hold its golden yellow color all year long giving you lots of enjoyment even in the bleakest of winters. What is great about the Yellow...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-20-2009
This Golden Globe Arborvitae Doesn't Get Out of Control

The Golden Globe Arborvitae is known for its attractive round shape, similar to a globe. It will keep its shape as it grows to maturity without growing out of control. This bush is an evergreen and will mature to a height of 3 to 4 feet and will spread from 3 to 4 feet wide. Its foliage is colorful with...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-18-2009
Smaragd Arborvitae, An Excellent Semi-Dwarf Evergreen

If you are looking for a semi-dwarf evergreen shrub that is compact and narrow, the Smaragd Arborvitae would be a great choice. Being an evergreen they will provide you with bright green foliage that will last throughout the year. This foliage adorns the shrub with flat sprays that are considered scale...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-15-2009
Award Winning Green Velvet Boxwood Shrubs

The Green Velvet Boxwood is an award winning evergreen shrub that has won the 1997 Styer Award and in 1998 won the Michigan Grower's Choice Award. This shrub is a broadleaf evergreen that provides its green foliage year 'round. You will often find this hardy bush used as a hedge or border plant...

Posted to Featured Plants (Weblog) by patti-nhn on 08-14-2009

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