There is a true dwarf boxwood called Buxus sepervirens 'Suffruticosa', but if you don't do Latin, it will answer to its common name, "true dwarf boxwood," when you look for it at the nursery.

Dwarf boxwood is the classic plant for shaping the knot, but one can grow old waiting for it to fill in. ... The same is true of lavender, another popular herb garden edger.

Dwarf boxwood (B. sempervirens `Suffruticosa') is commonly used as a low-growing frame for vegetable, herb and knot gardens. For all its virtues, boxwood is strangely underused in Northwest gardens.

Another great dwarf boxwood is named Franklins Gem, similar in its light green hue and extremely fine texture, but a little taller and wider, getting to three feet across.

Dwarf yaupon has an extremely dense growth habit, and a single annual pruning keeps it whatever size you desire. Somewhat larger but no less adaptable is viburnum suspensum, often referred to ...

With the go-ahead, he suggested the following possible graveside plants Hinoki cypresses; dwarf Alberta spruce; or true dwarf boxwood. These are slow-growing and some allow small plantings.

Dwarf boxwood bonsai trees are an excellent choice for bonsai enthusiasts who are looking for a small, easy-to-care-for tree that can be shaped into various styles. Here are some tips for growing ...

Most types of boxwood shrubs are cultivars of either Buxus sempervirens, also known as common or American boxwood, or Buxus microphylla, better known as Japanese boxwood. Other boxwood varieties ...

In your case, the dwarf boxwoods are small enough that they'll get decent enough light in a small globe. They'll get light most of the way around, except in cases where there's a wall behind.

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