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 are ...

What: Buxus sempervirens ‘Suffruticosa,’ commonly known as edging boxwood, is indispensable for hedging and is the shrub of choice for the formal garden. It makes one of the best low, small hedges for ...

Few boxwoods are as interesting as the Golden Dream boxwood (Buxus microphylla ‘Peergold’). The oval foliage is delightful, with bright golden edges that surround a deep-green leaf center. This ...

Boxwood shrubs can make for an easy plant to shape to your heart's content. But you should be careful about trying to prune it outside of February.