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Daily Mirror
5 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Dramatic corkscrew spiral tree that creates a ‘show-stopping' centrepiece is now 50% off
Add a luxurious flourish to your outside space this summer with this corkscrew spiral tree that's sure to create a 'show-stopping' feature - and right now it's dropped to half-price Whether you're elevating your garden, decking, balcony, driveway, patio or any other outside space, a spiral topiary tree is an elegant and extravagant plant that's sure to create a lavish feature in any outdoor setting. And right now, you can add one to your garden for less, as this Gardening Express sale has axed this Corkscrew Boxwood Tree by a massive 50%, saving shoppers £50. Touted as a high-quality Buxus sempervirens topiary that has been painstakingly crafted into a dramatic corkscrew-spiral shape, this plant takes years of work to grow and create, but that's all been done for you with one of these ready-made topiary specimens from Gardening Express' meticulous gardeners. Ideal for punctuating any formal or modern outdoor design, this tree is also ideal for gracing and accentuating an entrance to a property when used in attractive planters. Creating a real show-stopping feature, this topiary cypress is the perfect plant to elevate a handsome pot, as it takes pride of place on patios, terraces, or front gardens as a centrepiece. To create an opulent effect, these spiral trees are perfect for planting in pairs and placing on either side of doorways, gateways, pathways, and entrances. Set to be admired for years to come, these dense and slow-growing trees will keep their shape well, though they can be easily given an occasional trim to ensure their crisp shape is maintained season after season. Sure to flourish both in sun-soaked areas or in light-dappled shade, these trees are supplied at around 100-120cm tall, including pot, and are ready to be planted straight into the garden or transferred into a luxurious pot to begin growing in its stylish spiral style. Normally retailing for £99.99, this corkscrew tree is now available for £49.99 at Gardening Express. If you'd rather shop elsewhere, Robert Dyas is offering this Smart Garden Cypress Topiary Twirl for £34.99. Or, if you don't fancy keeping up with the maintenance, B&Q is offering this 2-piece Boxwood Tree Artificial Spiral Topiary Plant set for £120.
The Province
26-04-2025
- General
- The Province
Brian Minter: Better Boxwood varieties are much-valued garden plants. Here's why
Opinion: Brian Minter explains why the Better Boxwood varieties are much-valued garden plants. Better Boxwoods. Handout/ Photo by Minter Country Garden Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. In the 1990s, a disease, identified as boxwood blight, began affecting and often destroying boxwood plants in Europe. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Both residential and centuries-old collections were casualties. By 2011, this disease had spread to both Canada and the U.S., causing significant harm to boxwood plantings. Both the Buxus sempervirens and the very low-growing, compact variety, Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa, were highly vulnerable. In the late '90s, a renowned Belgium grower, Didier Hermans, working with the Flemish Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries, began a meticulous breeding process of developing blight resistant varieties. After two decades of scientific research and breeding and trialing a range of blight resistant varieties, a branded series, known as Better Boxwood, was developed and is now available in Canada. There are four different varieties in this new series, each with its own size, shape and unique characteristics. All of them are also deer- and pest-resistant, making these new boxwoods a much-valued garden plant. Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Buxus Babylon Beauty is a very compact variety that spreads wider than it grows tall, measuring about three-feet tall by four-feet wide. It's ideally used as a low hedge or foundation plant to cover unsightly cement exposures, as well as open areas under decks and raised patios. It's also a great hardy Zone 5 container plant. Unlike many boxwood varieties, it keeps its evergreen vibrancy all year long, which is especially appreciated during the winter. As a landscape plant, it works beautifully for both formal and informal plantings. The Buxus Heritage variety has the traditional boxwood look with some of the deepest dark green foliage available. Size-wise, it's reasonably compact and would work well as a lower-growing hedge. Heritage is a very symmetrical growing variety, making it ideal for shaping as a topiary. From a narrow pyramid to a stately columnar form, it's one of the easiest boxwoods to shape. Quite at home in a container, it will also make an excellent patio specimen and will require only a minimum of maintenance. Hardy to Zone 5, this Buxus will suit many locations, growing about four-feet tall, with a spread of 2 1/2 feet. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Better Boxwoods. Photo by Minter Country Garden If you're looking for a more traditional rounded form, Buxus Renaissance might be your plant. This variety can be contoured into intricate topiaries and stunning parterres. Its compact growth habit and dense, lush appearance means it's an excellent candidate for use as a specimen plant, by itself in a container, or for a row of hedging that will require far less maintenance than other varieties. Renaissance holds its deep green colour over the winter far better than traditional varieties. Also hardy to Zone 5, it's a fantastic new variety, growing about 2 1/2-feet tall and three-feet wide. Skylight is the largest member of the Better Boxwood collection. Growing up to eight-feet tall and three- to four-feet wide, it makes a stunning columnar specimen. It also grows rather quickly, creating a faster hedge or screen. Where screening on a patio is important, Skylight might be one of your best options. With its attractive, mid-green colouring, that lightens up nicely when the new spring growth starts, it's a refreshing variety that fits so many landscape situations. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. I met the lady representing Better Boxwood at the Farwest Show in Portland last August, and she was thrilled with the response to these new, blight-resistant varieties. One of our local B.C. wholesale nurseries, that has the rights to distribute Better Boxwoods to retailers, also introduced another blight-resistant variety, called Buxus Little Missy. Found in Georgia in the U.S., this very compact variety has been available in our area for a few years now and has become a favourite. Growing only about 18-inches high and 24-inches wide, and with vibrant, shiny green leaves, even in winter, it makes a perfect low hedge. When I asked our local producers for comments about this new blight-resistant variety, they stressed how incredibly clean and vibrant these plants are at all times of the year. This is a huge step forward from many of the older traditional varieties that had dull orange or bronze winter foliage. I think all of these new Better Boxwood varieties are a welcome addition to our boxwood selections and will stop the losses of so many of our beautiful boxwood hedges and plantings. Read More
Vancouver Sun
25-04-2025
- Health
- Vancouver Sun
Brian Minter: Better Boxwood varieties are much-valued garden plants. Here's why
In the 1990s, a disease, identified as boxwood blight, began affecting and often destroying boxwood plants in Europe. Article content Article content Both residential and centuries-old collections were casualties. Article content By 2011, this disease had spread to both Canada and the U.S., causing significant harm to boxwood plantings. Both the Buxus sempervirens and the very low-growing, compact variety, Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa, were highly vulnerable. Article content Article content In the late '90s, a renowned Belgium grower, Didier Hermans, working with the Flemish Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries, began a meticulous breeding process of developing blight resistant varieties. After two decades of scientific research and breeding and trialing a range of blight resistant varieties, a branded series, known as Better Boxwood, was developed and is now available in Canada. Article content Article content There are four different varieties in this new series, each with its own size, shape and unique characteristics. All of them are also deer- and pest-resistant, making these new boxwoods a much-valued garden plant. Article content Buxus Babylon Beauty is a very compact variety that spreads wider than it grows tall, measuring about three-feet tall by four-feet wide. It's ideally used as a low hedge or foundation plant to cover unsightly cement exposures, as well as open areas under decks and raised patios. It's also a great hardy Zone 5 container plant. Unlike many boxwood varieties, it keeps its evergreen vibrancy all year long, which is especially appreciated during the winter. As a landscape plant, it works beautifully for both formal and informal plantings. Article content Article content The Buxus Heritage variety has the traditional boxwood look with some of the deepest dark green foliage available. Size-wise, it's reasonably compact and would work well as a lower-growing hedge. Heritage is a very symmetrical growing variety, making it ideal for shaping as a topiary. From a narrow pyramid to a stately columnar form, it's one of the easiest boxwoods to shape. Quite at home in a container, it will also make an excellent patio specimen and will require only a minimum of maintenance. Hardy to Zone 5, this Buxus will suit many locations, growing about four-feet tall, with a spread of 2 1/2 feet. Article content Article content Article content If you're looking for a more traditional rounded form, Buxus Renaissance might be your plant. This variety can be contoured into intricate topiaries and stunning parterres. Its compact growth habit and dense, lush appearance means it's an excellent candidate for use as a specimen plant, by itself in a container, or for a row of hedging that will require far less maintenance than other varieties. Renaissance holds its deep green colour over the winter far better than traditional varieties. Also hardy to Zone 5, it's a fantastic new variety, growing about 2 1/2-feet tall and three-feet wide.
