
Michigan gardeners warned as destructive pest targets boxwood shrubs
May 22, 2025 · Michigan gardeners face a growing threat to their boxwood shrubs as box tree moths, an Asian invasive species, continue to spread across the state.
Boxwood Growing Guide: Care, Planting & Best Varieties
Learn how to grow boxwood shrubs with tips on planting, care, pruning, and top Proven Winners® varieties for year-round structure and evergreen beauty.
Invasive Species: Boxwood Blight - State of Michigan
The fungus that causes boxwood blight produces sticky spores on infected plant material and can be moved around by animals, people or splashing water. The disease also can be spread by …
How Michigan is trying to stop the box tree moth - Great Lakes Echo
Jul 28, 2025 · Boxwood shrubs are popular in Michigan. Gardeners like them because their evergreen foliage brings much-needed greenery in the winter months. Plus, deer don’t like to eat them. …
20 Types of Boxwood Shrubs for Landscaping - The Spruce
May 2, 2025 · Boxwood is an evergreen shrub with dense, broadleaf evergreen foliage that has been popular in landscaping since ancient times. There are over 100 types of boxwood plants, making this …
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Boxwood Shrubs - Epic Gardening
Nov 27, 2023 · Boxwoods are a group of evergreen shrubs. These shrubs are useful in many different garden styles due to their high tolerance for heavy pruning. Boxwoods are prized for their dense and …
How to Plant and Grow Boxwood - Better Homes & Gardens
Aug 17, 2024 · Boxwood, a low-maintenance evergreen shrub, provides a sculptural element to the garden. The elegant plant has been a timeless landscape staple for millennia. Boxwood can easily …
How to Grow Beautiful Boxwood Shrubs - Garden Design
Learn how to grow and care for beautiful boxwood shrubs. Discover the best varieties, planting tips, and ways to prevent boxwood blight in your garden.
Boxwood Shrubs: Planting, Growing, and Caring for Boxwoods
Apr 14, 2024 · Learn how to plant, trim, and prune boxwood shrubs which provide year-round structure and color, and are also deer-resistant!
Buxus sempervirens - Wikipedia
Buxus sempervirens, the common box, European box, or boxwood, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Buxus, native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia, from …