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Boxwoods accent well to most any gardens and landscapes having a formal appeal. They can be sheared and shaped into just about any shape you can imagine. Boxes are excellent, hardy shrubs in gardens that keep their vibrant rsconsul_green all year - even in the bitter cold north. Yes, boxwoods desire some attention and some TLC will be do on your part. Surefire steps to keeping your boxwoods abundant throughout the seasons to come:

1. Stear clear of irregular mixing of your boxwood b... Read More

Spring Clean-Up  
Well, it is finally spring here in Michigan and I am thankfully getting work in peoples gardens. Mostly I have been busy cleaning the leaves out of the beds and trimming down the dead perenials from last year. I have pruned a few late summer shrubs. I know better than to touch my spring shrubs.
I generally pick up a lot of branches and twigs this time of year and spend a fair amount of time thatching peoples grass, kind of inadvertently as I try to remove all... Read More