Spring Growth On 3 Green Velvet Boxwoods IB2DWs - April 2026
Another day, another Spring growth on evergreen post in the garden diary. This time, it is a similar trio of Green Velvet Boxwoods, but these are planted a year earlier, in June 2022 . These shrubs started as TINY (TINY!) evergreen shrubs planted in a cluster IB2DWs, under the flowering pear tree along the north property line. Take a quick look here to see how small they were when they went in the ground . Now in their fifth growing season ('22, '23, '24, '25 and now '26), they've taken a more globe-shape and have nicely rounded crowns. See below for the current view of these three: Back when I put them in, I mentioned wanting 'structure' and 'Winter interest' in this bed. We're starting to see those dynamics come to life.