Butter Up Your Boxwoods

Most all of us have one plant that we love and want to use everywhere.  The question is do you know how to make that certain plant love you in return?  You can make just about any plant happy with a little TLC.  Boxwoods are my favorite, and I love to use them everywhere from pots to hedges.  Fortunately, these are not hard to keep happy (although I must confess I have neglected a few to their death.)  Some tips to prevent that from happening again would be to till the soil and add nutrients to make a rich bed for the plant.  Also make sure that it is in a place that it will get sufficient water and the soil can drain easily.  Just about any plant will be happier under these conditions and will hopefully live long fruitful lives.

Window Boxes

I have had a couple request for a post on window boxes, and I love special request!  If you have any email me, and I will be sure to do a post for you.  Now, back to window boxes...

 

The picture below, of the store Lush Life in Buckhead, says it all.  What a great illustration of how window boxes can greatly enhance the look of your house.  

One solution to the planting design of a window box (or any planter) is to center the planter with an evergreen (or a series of evergeen plants) such as boxwoods.  Then plant seasonal color around the sides.  This has a great effect and you do not have to to replace as much seasonally.  The picture below is centered with three dwarf boxwoods with perennials and annuals surrounding.

Another solution is to hire someone to plant your containers for you, such as Container Gardening of Altanta LLC.  Below are some examples of window boxes that they have done.