Buxus Green Velvet

Create a magnificent formal or informal garden with evergreen boxwood!

The hardiness and compact growth habit of Korean boxwood has the luxuriant deep green color of English Boxwood.  Bred specifically for extra hardiness in Ontario, Canada! Green Velvet thrives in even the coldest zone 5 winters of Chicago without losing its velvety green foliage color even through the most difficult winters.

Its full bodied, rounded and dense habit growing 3' x 3'. Fine-textured, deep green leaves makes an ideal perfect low-growing hedge plant for edging a pathway or formal garden.  Lends well to shearing for creating a wide variety of looks in garden design.  Rich green evergreen foliage all year round

How to Grow Boxwood

• Grow in sun to part shade in well-drained clay or loam soil
• Shallow roots should not be disturbed after planting

Designing with boxwood

• Boxwood is widely used for both formal and informal gardens.  It's rich year round evergreen foliage provide an excellent background to other shrubs or perennials.
• Labryinth   featured in one of the photos is not low on maintenance. Space closer when planting.
• Accent an entryway or pathway.
• Give a formal structure to a perennial bed or flank a pool.
• Edge a garden (sheering gives it a formal look)
• Encircle an edible garden to add structure
• Makes a wonderful statement in containers framing an entryway
• Mass planting.  The year round color and shape have a peaceful effect
• Hedge.  Low growing hedge separate "rooms" of your garden bed, while creating a structural screen

Boxwood's evergreen foliage makes the perfect companion to roses or lavender in the sun or hydrangeas and hakonechloa in the shade.

Special features: Cold hardy, Cut foliage,Deer resistant, Disease resistant, Easy care, Evergreen, Foliage interest, Multi-seasonal interest, Winter interest