Bob meets Caroline from the Civic Garden Center and invites her to talk about a subject she is really tired of! Join us for the good the bad and the ugly about boxwood a plant that seems to be everywhere.
Our sources about boxwood include:
- Where they came from and why they became the universal standard
- Why we gotta get rid of them
- What we can replace them with/ What do we gotta do to get more American Yew
Boxwood pictures are from the Hauck Botanic Gardens at the Civic Garden Center
Thanks for this episode. I managed the grounds of a church surrounded by boxwood plants. I never thought they were very attractive and they would get brown patches in them. I like the idea of planting more grasses. There are even some available and native that could work as a hedge.
I am thankful to Caroline for suggesting some great alternatives. We hope to dive into the exciting world of native grasses in future episodes.
Wonderful podcast with good info. Thanks Becky and Jim
Great examples of replacing non-natives w/ natives.