My 5 Favorite BOXWOOD Varieties

[@jessicakillian3738]

Boxwoods are on my list for this spring landscaping projects...perfect timing! Thank you!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

Great video packed with great info. Love the message to ask people at independent garden centers. They are a font of knowledge but you have to ask!

[@vinetiamcgreevy9609]

Fran is very knowledgeable!

[@kristywhited8857]

Wintergreen is my favorite! I didn't realize that it's an old variety, since I only found it a few years ago. I had no idea that many boxwoods smell like cat urine, until I read a description of the wintergreen that said it didn't. I hope they have a very long life so that I will never have to replace them. They are splendid!

[@AN-sx2iy]

Exactly the information I was needing. Getting prepared to redo my landscape around the front of my home and I was curious about the boxwoods. You covered this so well. Great job ladies!!!

[@007Lehua]

Great information, I just purchased several (30 1gal.) winter gems. I absolutely love them - 💚 planning on using them as a boarder in front of my Roses.

[@lesliehardin7963]

Fran knows her boxwoods!

[@shirleyhook5436]

Hello Linda, I am a late Bloomer and I'm also new to your channel. I am so happy that I found you here . You have really helped me to see what I have been doing wrong. So here to you a bless day and learning your secrets to a beautiful garden. Thanks for sharing

[@edstud1]

Oddly enough I was just thinking about buying some boxwood plants! Very good information about boxwoods. Thank you, Linda. Cute outfit today too!

[@PleasantPrickles]

Boxwoods are my favorite! I have an English boxwood that I grew from a cutting in my Mom's garden. It is extra special now that I don't have my Mom. I also have some nice variegated ones, that do pretty well in a sunny spot. You have inspired me to try making a topiary, so I will be on the lookout for a good candidate this spring. Thanks for this video,I loved hearing about the varieties, and now I can choose tougher ones. I'm in a zone 6b/7a.

[@LindaVater]

What a lovely memory:)

[@mimimd9652]

Thanks so much for all of this info! Last year I made up a notebook of plants, their growth habits and fertilizers they needed and it was so helpful when I went to the garden centers.

[@favoritehobbygardenerOKLAHOMA]

This video was so helpful! Thank you for sharing. Great reference tool!

[@ellepienews6249]

Thank you so much. I’ve had some issues with my boxwoods, but I will keep trying!! So informative. I’m sorry to see the weather coming your way. I hope 🤞 all will be better than the ice storm. Be safe, take care.

[@dulceliizbeth]

The intro is so cute! I hadn't realized that all the white was snow ❄️

[@BL-je3ue]

I just bought a gallon wintergreen boxwood. There were two in the container, so I have one for the porch and one for indoors. I really like them.

[@ginj5375]

I have two I never trim, I go around every year and find branches that have taken root under them to plant in other areas in the yard. Just clip from the main shrub and dig a hole and stick them in with a little fertilizer.

[@aimeeseattle]

I just woke up, and As soon as I saw the word Boxwood I had to click right away! I'm learning so much in this video, thank you!! Green mountain, green mountain, where for art thou, I need more of you! 😍

[@saraw8503]

Me too. Watching a different video and boxwood had me. Stopped other video and went immediately here.

[@LindaVater]

My fave of all time!!

[@vin.handle]

I am in zone 7a in No. Virginia and don't have any experience with Green Mountain or Baby Gem. Of the other three, my all time favorite is Winter Gem. It just looks terrific in early Spring when growth first appears and keeps its shape well. The only caution is that the branches tend to bow down and break under heavy snowfall. You have to go out and clear the snow when it occurs. When mature, it becomes tougher. Green Velvet needs to be sheltered and kept away from Winter wind and needs to avoid hours of full sun. Less luck with Wintergreen boxwood.

[@kathrynmoore1756]

Thank you! Answered so many of my boxwood questions!

[@aletoaleto727]

Awesome!!! Thanks for sharing!!🤗

[@amyhoff1501]

That was valuable information on Boxwoods since I don’t have a single one yet and will be looking soon to get a couple of them, thank you 🙏 Linda and Fran

[@layersoflaurel]

This video was so informative. Linda, because or your beautiful topiaries and vast knowledge of them, I am now going to try my hand at growing them. I found a couple of metal plant stands for $8.69 ea. at Goodwill on Monday. I grabbed them so fast - they will be perfect for my little indoor topiaries, which I just adore. But I think I may later place one of them outdoors on a more permanent basis to display my small topiaries throughout the warm season. You are my gardener and garden inspiration, Linda! I watch your videos every day now - even more than the news, and that's saying something. (zone 7b)

[@kimfierek5474]

Great video lots of choices nice to know Boxwood is versatile. First year for me to plant one.

[@rodneyfreeman4478]

Been looking forward to this! Enjoyed it!

[@susanmango4593]

Such great info. Thanks again Linda. I need more boxwood everywhere it isn’t.

[@anneknight3875]

I love box wood plants and I know they grow very good where I live.

[@corey3151]

I really enjoyed this. Lots of good info as usual. My boxwood is yellow.

[@gusgstratton8977]

Love your videos Linda, always very informative. Here in New Hampshire, zone 5, we have mostly Green Mountain and Green Velvet boxwoods on our property. Because of the drying effects of winter cold and winds here, I would be very interested in Fran’s opinion on the use of WiltPruf, or other anti-desiccant product, to help prevent some of the residual boxwood discoloration that can occur.

[@michaliareeton3247]

Hi Linda great video today very interesting and great advice on boxwoods.

[@AbundantFoodForest]

Great video Linda!🌱🌿✨👑

[@pchic7860]

Omg i know that sweet lady from TLC!

[@aroundthehousewithcheryl]

Thanks so much for sharing this information 🙂

[@FlowerPatchFarmhouse]

Thank you for this. I saw some beautiful Green Velvet boxwoods yesterday and was wondering how they measure up to Green Mountain. My Green Mountain seems to grow so much faster than the Winter Gem. I want to try some Winter Green now for sure, being in Calif. it is nice to know they are drought tolerant. You have turned me into a boxwood junkie.

[@LindaVater]

Join the club!

[@sahabshraddha8453]

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[@mariliecurtis5306]

Great info. I enjoyed, Thank you😘

[@janecurtis5726]

Very informative video! Love the nursery field trips!!

[@PrayerOpensDoor]

Just found your channel and have binge watched for hours. You are an inspiration. I have just moved deep into the country on 18 acres and are starting with a clean, bare pallet except for hundreds of pine and birch trees. I love your style and will adopt your colour theme. Love box woods but Fran didn't mention what the fertilizer is for them? Grace & Peace, love from Canada.

[@kimmid.3174]

We had a huge out of control holly bush and we turned it into a tall topiary. It looks very pretty with the red berries.

[@LindaVater]

I bet!

[@gardener5158]

Good video...very helpful...thank you!

[@janeenrodgers5993]

I love your videos. I do wish there were close ups of the shrubs. When you film we rarely get close shots of whet you are doing.

[@JAYNEmM1962]

Linda i love your wealth of information ,what kind of fertilizer do I use on my boxwood can I use plant tone or do I use holly tone again thankyou for helping us build a peaceful space in a hectic world.

[@ginafriend1690]

I had boxwoods infront of my home which split and froze under icedamming a couple of years ago and boxwood blight was going on back then as well, so mine had to be pulled out. Nothing salvageable. I did not replace those. I do love topiary form otherwise! 💚

[@kylieky9169]

Great video, thank you Linda!

[@shirleyhelms1105]

Oh Great,Boxwood do Well in Pots,Good to know.

[@joywhitley3141]

So informative!! I had the feeling most boxwood liked shade so that was confirmed. And I’m with you...how can you resist those ready-made topiaries?? Thanks Linda! ❤️

[@LindaVater]

Exactly!!

[@dawnmitchell11]

Was just seeing the the forecast for my parents in OkC. I hope your bulbs make it and don't take too much of a beating! I really hope this next winter is uneventful for you in the garden, so that your next spring and summer are calm! Y'all just can't catch a break this year. 😟

[@LindaVater]

Boy! That is the truth. Where do they live?

[@dawnmitchell11]

@@LindaVater They live in Del City now, we were in Mustang when I was a kid. My dad grew up around 36th and May and went to Classen High. My mom grew up in Forest Park and went to Cassidy. I don't know if you remember the monks that made bread in OkC back in the 70s/80s. That was the house my mom grew up in before the monks had it.

[@LindaVater]

What great history! If you’re ever in the area during the growing season you must come by and say hello :-)

[@dawnmitchell11]

@@LindaVater will do! My son had his spring break this week and we usually drive up to visit, but decided not to since my mom just got her vaccine. I was looking forward to maybe trying to catch your tulip display in person this year. I will look forward to next year's spring with the new sun exposure instead!

[@keniakennedy9016]

Very informative, love boxwoods!

[@sandymichalski3515]

Ok you got me hooked on boxwoods.

[@reneecraddock6072]

A good way to tell if a plant is a boxwood or a Japanese holly is to look at the leaves. The boxwood leaves grow opposite each other on square stems. The holly leaves will be alternate each other on round stems.

[@deniseb2571]

So helpful thank you 🌱

[@bluejay3945]

Not sure if you addressed boxwood blight which continues to decimate English boxwood, buxus sempervirens. The problem in the East is so bad that most places are shying away from using them. Instead I have been using the Korean boxwood, buxus microphylla which are more disease resistant. I love buxus microphylla Franklin’s gem and little missy. Saunders brothers nursery is THE boxwood expert and their website is a godsend for actual growing culture. I never ever fertilize boxwood

[@emmyscott493]

I read their whole catalog! Cant find the varieties they planted at the White House!

[@simplyhomemadeandhomegrown1136]

Linda, I would love to see a ‘how to’ video on make the multi branch whimsical lollipop topiaries. Sorry, I don’t know what its proper name is!

[@LindaVater]

👍👍

[@lincasteel-butler531]

Great information.

[@joansmith3492]

Oh I was wondering why my boxwood on the north side of my house did not burn and the boxwood on the east and west side did this winter in Texas. Now I know. Thanks

[@daiseegray9110]

Great info!

[@kaholiachumi8737]

Thanks for the video and kindly keep updated the latest one about boxwood. I really enjoy watching boxwood topiaries. Please let us know the price range of these topiaries. Would you please help us to differentiate between ENGLISH BOXWOOD & AMERICAN BOXWOOD

[@marianrussom631]

WOW beautiful!!!! I want them ALL!! Do they ship??? Thanks I learned alot. Marian

[@judymiddleswart9350]

Great info video!!!

[@LindaVater]

Thank you!

[@marcusseidel6824]

Very interesting all the verieties ... 👍 Once I visited a very old lady in my neighbourhood. ( she was in her eighties ...her garden is about 55 year mature ..hence I tell you the age) She needed some help in her garden. That time I saw her very old boxwood in flower ...and she told me is has never been cuttet after planting. I have to say ...it also looked quite good. It grew in a shady area. The soil was also very dry and for a long time not fertelized. Nevertheless her boxwood looked very healthy and happy. I think this tells us ...a shady place makes boxwood happy. Good luck with your boxwood ... Cross the fingers ...they will grow back. The older a boxwood the better I think ...

[@LindaVater]

How interesting Marcus

[@leonela4458]

Thank you!!!!

[@bomagardentools7456]

great video

[@JustinJohn-j4r]

Wow. I always thought that white edge was the new growth.

[@toosense]

Hi, very informative video. I just bought a couple baby gem boxwoods and have them planted in urns out in my garden. They're in a spot that gets full sun in the summer. Fran noted that boxwoods do better in the shade. In your experience with baby gems, Linda, do they suffer in the summer heat? Im wondering if I should eventually move them to a part sun area instead. Thanks.

[@LindaVater]

I find they do great in sun. Just make sure to periodically rotate the container so that they get equal light on all sides. Otherwise they will die out on the backside.

[@toosense]

Linda Vater great, I sure will, thank you very much!

[@Alan-vq2vw]

We need a tour of frans garden!

[@SteveL2012]

Do you have suggestions for zone 9? I am in planning stages of a new perennial garden and need the structure of boxwood. The English boxwoods at local nurseries always look most robust, but I worry about blight. But I also don’t want the Korean/Japanese varieties that turn Orange/brown in the winter.

[@LindaVater]

Try winter green or baby gem. You shouldn’t have problems with bronzing in winter in your zone :-)

[@VancouverIslandgirl]

Great information thank you,I’m wondering what kind of fertilizer is best and at this time of the year?

[@LindaVater]

Holly tone by Espoma is great

[@LotteeeeeE-m8l]

Love the video, love you! Why are those boxwoods hundreds of dollars???? Is there a shortage of boxwoods, yikes!

[@veelewis1046]

Love your intro!

[@tricialopez1773]

When I first discovered your channel I binged on ALL of your videos. I love your channel. Thanks to you I have started my own collection of topiaries and am now venturing out to TRY and transform some myself. Question: when I first get a boxwood home do I first let it grow to the height I want and then start pruning it to topiary form or do I prune immediately to the form I want .... will it continue to get taller after I do the initial pruning?? Thanks so much.

[@LindaVater]

Let the main trunk or stem get to the height you want and then form:)

[@tricialopez1773]

@@LindaVater thanks so much 😊

[@donnasantamaria8317]

Great video. I have winter damaged south wall winter gem boxwoods. At the end Fran said, fertilize, fertilize fertilize. What kind of fertilizer, how often and when should we start? Thank you.

[@emmyscott493]

Plant tone is what I have read on a bunch of sites.

[@emmyscott493]

Oh and spray them with wilt-pruf. Some boxwood designer advised that to help prevent winter burn.

[@ritabosico3328]

My small 3' boxwood balls all turned beige and crunchy. But some of them have green leaves inside. Others do not. Will they come back?

[@lorahart56]

For those of us who don't have 'landscapes' to transfer boxwoods to, can they be kept forever as a smaller form if they are pruned regularly?

[@viviangerard459]

love your chanel i have dwarf english boxwoods .i think not sure if they have boxwood blight i dont know what it looks like i live in zone 8 in bc canada

[@gracebowden9454]

What can you tell me about Japanese Boxwood. I bought 3 at a grocery store didn’t really understand the differences.

[@adz5bneweng589]

My region suffers with boxwood blight. Which varieties are blight resistant and hardy to zone 5b?

[@LindaVater]

Green mountain is a bit more resistant and good for your zone.

[@adz5bneweng589]

@@LindaVater Thank you!

[@gaylabarre2736]

I know Linda you love boxwood...but for some reason I just can’t get into them. Anyway nice program ty

[@LindaVater]

I understand!

[@deffed2286]

Please do boxwood have seeds for nursery ?

[@tinastokes6798]

What about Sprinter Boxwood?

[@betobringas1586]

👏

[@LEORedSun]

Very informative video but I kept waiting to see the plants. In the other words, the narratives should be in the background more. Thanks

[@patcoll247]

I do not agree with number one (less grass) I can easily hire people to cut grass, finding someone to help weed if much harder. I have used two, one is bad at telling plants from weeds, the other good but older and rarely available. I was given the name of another 6 weeks ago but not not committing to help. Zone 6.

[@patcoll247]

Linda - I really enjoy your videos and your garden. You have a great eye. I recently purchased two of the copper egg shaped frames. I especially like that you listen to your community. Enjoy the holiday.

[@patriciasutton4618]

Does the Winter Green, live in zone 7--100 degrees to -20 degrees in FULL SUN, and do they smell like cat pee?

[@LindaVater]

They have at mine and this variety doesn’t smell like cat pee:)

[@ninjatrader6624]

If Linda would let the other lady, Fran, to talk, it would be much more useful. I guess Linda likes to hear herself more.... Very rude to cut the other lady, Fran, in the middle of a sentence. Several times.

[@kemeshaclarke1444]

New subscriber

[@rogerboeve4658]

Boxwood blight resistant varieties?

[@LindaVater]

I have heard baby Gem is more resistant. And there are other more resistant varieties on the way I believe

[@jodilynnt9418]

Spectacularly helpful boxwood info, thanks! But no face masks? 😳 Please be safe.

[@rogerboeve4658]

He

[@MeredithSinclair]

Where is your mask??? OKC requires masks!!! You are not fully outside and not 6 feet apart!!!! How dare you! Shame on you!

[@LindaVater]

I agree. We took it off only to talk. Both of us had two vaccines under our belt. Masks went back on immediately after and I applaud your saying something

[@terrybarbee9494]

No masks for me they don’t work l hate when people call others out Do what u want !Free Country so far