Common name:Japanese Boxwood
Botanical name:Buxus microphylla japonica
Japanese Boxwood is often used as a hedge. It is compact, with small bright green leaves. It can reach 4-6' tall and wide or be kept smaller through pruninig. It can be sheared to shape. It does better in areas with milder winters.
Common name:Kwanzan Japanese Cherry
Botanical name:Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'
This vase-shaped, deciduous tree is 30' high x 20' wide, with double rosy/pink flowers and wonderful fall colors of bronze/orange to orange/red.
Designer: Styrbing Arboretum
Photographer: GardenSoft
Practice grass-cycling by leaving short grass clippings on lawns after mowing, so that nutrients and organic matter are returned to the soil.
Develop healthy soil for plants that are vigorous and naturally pest-resistant.
