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Boxwood has a long history in garden design, from ancient Rome to modern-day suburbia. A tidy boxwood hedge is a staple in traditional formal gardens, but landscape designers are also using the ...

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“A Garden of American History at the White House,” by Valentine Lawford, was originally published in the February 1967 issue of Vogue. For more of the best from Vogue’s archive, sign up for our ...

Think “boxwood” and you probably conjure up images of Colonial gardens and intricate hedges. Boxwoods (Buxus spp.) are among the oldest nonnative plants grown in America but, fortunately, are not ...

Betty M. Walker, 93, passed away peacefully April 25, 2024 at her home, surrounded by her family and friends. Betty graduated from Glenmora High School in Louisiana at the top of her class. She ...

The scent of history seems to cling to the air, when a home gardener has boxwood planted in the landscape. Boxwood’s musky, pungent fragrance seems to be most pronounced after an evening rain shower ...

For centuries, boxwood has been a go-to plant for creating structure in gardens, whether it’s used in hedges, edging or clipped into geometric shapes. Popular at historic sites — think Williamsburg ...