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Named 'All Summer Beauty,' this Hydrangea is a compact, long-blooming mophead variety that produces big, bouncy flowers on 4 ft shrubs Build an imposing symmetrical garden with a stunning boxwood ...

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barberry plants might be worth considering. Many barberry species - including the American barberry - sucker, readily sending ...

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and broadleaf evergreens such as boxwood, euonymus, English ivy and holly. If plants go into winter drought-stressed or we have warm, windy winter days with little snow cover, the risk of ...

4. Evergreen Shrubs For evergreen shrubs such as boxwoods and hollies, it is recommended to give them a light trim to shape, but “don’t take off more than one-third of the plant” to avoid harm.

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