Boxwood Wintergreen 1gal

Wintergreen Boxwood

Timeless Structure, Southern Charm — The Evergreen Heart of a Well-Loved Garden

At Wright’s Market, we believe that every garden needs a faithful foundation—something evergreen, something enduring. The Wintergreen Boxwood is just that. With its classic form, lush green foliage, and easygoing nature, it’s a plant that gracefully anchors garden beds and walkways, year after year. Whether you're outlining a beloved family path, framing your front porch, or crafting a tidy border around colorful blooms, Wintergreen Boxwood brings refined charm and reliable structure to every corner of your landscape.

🌿 A Garden Classic for All Seasons

Wintergreen Boxwood is a broadleaf evergreen with rich green leaves that stay vibrant all year long—even through the chill of winter. It offers a neat, mounded shape that responds beautifully to light pruning, making it ideal for low hedges, foundation plantings, or formal borders. Left natural or trimmed into shape, it always offers a polished presence.

🌞 Where It Grows Best

This variety thrives in USDA zones 5 to 9, making it a reliable choice across much of the South and beyond. It prefers partial shade to full sun, and appreciates well-drained, slightly acidic soil. Once established, Wintergreen Boxwood is cold-hardy and can even withstand some drought, making it as practical as it is beautiful.

📏 Size & Growth Habit

This compact variety grows at a moderate pace, reaching about 2 to 4 feet tall and wide—the perfect size for framing garden beds, softening corners of the home, or lining pathways with green grace. Its dense, tidy shape brings balance and order to more free-spirited blooms nearby.

🌼 Care That Fits a Family Lifestyle

• Water regularly the first season, then only during dry spells.

• Mulch around the base to protect roots and retain moisture.

• Prune in late winter or early spring to maintain shape, or let it grow naturally for a relaxed look.

• Feed with a slow-release fertilizer in early spring for lush, steady growth.

🌸 Companion Planting Guide for Wintergreen Boxwood

Framing Beauty with Color, Texture, and Timeless Appeal

Wintergreen Boxwood provides a classic backdrop for nearly any planting scheme. Here are a few of our favorite companions that pair beautifully with its evergreen elegance:

🌼 Hydrangeas

Their large, showy blooms create a stunning contrast with the Boxwood’s tidy form. Try planting 'Little Lime' or 'Bobo' hydrangeas behind a line of Boxwoods for a balanced, old-soul Southern look.

🌿 Hostas

The broad leaves and cool tones of Hostas offer a soft contrast to the structured green of Boxwood. Together, they create a serene woodland feel—perfect for shaded beds.

🌸 Knock Out Roses

Pairing Wintergreen Boxwood with Double Red Knock Outs adds seasonal flair. The roses bring bold color while the Boxwood keeps the foundation looking sharp and clean year-round.

🌾 Ornamental Grasses

Soft, swaying grasses like Miscanthus or Liriope provide movement and contrast to Boxwood’s structure, especially in mixed borders.

🌹 Camellias or Gardenias

Boxwoods create a neat, evergreen base beneath these flowering shrubs, enhancing the romance and richness of any Southern garden.

🏡 Garden Design Idea: A Southern Welcome Border

Create a charming front yard design with Wintergreen Boxwoods lining a pathway, accented with soft mounds of Hydrangeas and Hostas. Interplant Knock Out Roses in sunny pockets and layer in Liriope at the edge for texture. It’s a design that offers year-round interest, fragrant blooms, and a sense of heritage—all while being easy to maintain.

Why We Love It:
The Wintergreen Boxwood is a plant that brings order, calm, and timeless beauty to any landscape. Like the frame around a treasured portrait, it highlights everything around it while offering a quiet strength of its own.

Bring home Wintergreen Boxwood and grow a garden that’s both graceful and grounded—rooted in tradition, but always welcoming.