Live Boxwood Topiary Care

Late cutting will make new shoots vulnerable to the first frosts of winter.

Live boxwood topiary care.

The container size should allow at least 3 4 inches all around inside for root growth. Be prepared when you receive your live plant. Topiary may require more clipping. Treat with organic neem oilor insecticidal spray.

When you stick your finger in the soil it should feel moist less than 1 inch from the top. Measurements are made from the soil line to the top of the plant. When received the plant may be grown in the ground or a pot. See below for more information and planting alternatives.

True boxwood enthusiasts pluck their boxwood. In november take cutting off tips of boxwood about 4 long place in a tray of dense soil or sand. Water the boxwood when the soil feels slightly moist. Be careful not to trim too much.

Keep them in a warmer area ideally a greenhouse and you may have the beginning of some little boxwood. Boxwood leaf miners scale insects lesion nematodes caterpillars and mites can be a problem. Don t clip any limbs or foliage after early fall. Trim the topiary as often as necessary throughout the growing season of may through september to maintain its shape.

Planting and care instructions are included with each order. They can also be susceptible to powdery mildew pythium root rot canker and leaf spots. Do try to root your own boxwood cuttings. Boxwood blight is a serious problem in many states.

To prevent wintertime boxwood bronzing keep your topiary out of wind topdress potted boxwood with an inch of organic mulch in the springtime to provide nutrients and maintain soil ph of 6 5 to 7 2 by adding lime when a soil test indicates the potting soil is too acidic a condition which can occur when ground pine bark or other acidic mulch is used.