There is a true dwarf boxwood called Buxus sepervirens 'Suffruticosa', but if you don't do Latin, it will answer to its common name, "true dwarf boxwood," when you look for it at the nursery.

Dwarf boxwood is the classic plant for shaping the ... but they tend to get woody and lose their shape after a cold winter. The same is true of lavender, another popular herb garden edger.

Dwarf boxwood (B. sempervirens `Suffruticosa') is commonly used as a low-growing frame for vegetable, herb and knot gardens. For all its virtues, boxwood is strangely underused in Northwest gardens.

Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Called the “most popular and widely grown boxwood” by Oregon State University, the dwarf English boxwood, or English boxwood, can grow up to 4 to 5 ...

or true dwarf boxwood. These are slow-growing and some allow small plantings. Bulbs are another consideration, in place of the usual annuals. If you prefer perennials, Mr. Gonsalves suggests a ...

I have since found out this is absolutely not true unless, of course, you are wanting a large hedge. In this photo you can see that I have planted 3 small boxwoods named ‘Dwarf English’ in a ...

Great partner: Ring the base of NewGen boxwoods with snowdrops or dwarf daffodils for spring color, then in May front them or interplant them with summer annuals, such as petunias, vinca ...

For centuries, the most popular cultivar grown has been the so-called English boxwood (Buxus sempervirens Suffruticosa), a slow-growing dwarf with small leaves. This cultivar is actually a poor choice ...