How and when to plant OLD ENGLISH BOXWOOD 
Notice the dense foliage 
mass and the healthy, 
fibrous root system of 
Canterbury Maryland 
Boxwood. 
O LD English Boxwood, contrary to general opinion, is a very adaptable 
and a very hardy plant. As a general rule, it will do well in any soil that 
will support ordinary garden crops. Some of the majestic old specimens that 
were planted by America’s early settlers have lived and thrived in very poor 
soil and have successfully withstood Summer drought and Winter cold without 
any care whatever from the present owners of the property upon which they 
were originally planted generations ago. Many of these rare, rugged, ancient 
pieces have been rescued from chicken runs, pastures, barnyards or dense 
underbrush grown up around some dilapidated ruin. But the ideal conditions 
for boxwood are a moderate loam, partial shade, constant moisture hut not 
wetness, and some shelter from the full driving force of Winter winds. 
Although boxwood may be successfully planted along the Atlantic coast 
line as far north as Boston, it does best from New York City and its suburbs 
southward to the northern boundary of Florida—from the Ohio River south¬ 
ward throughout the Mississippi Valley. If it is given shelter from heavy 
snows and high winds, it will grow almost anywhere; successful plantings have 
been made in such exposed places as Cleveland and Detroit. Boxwood is not a 
tropical plant; it prefers the rigors of the temperate zone. For this reason, it 
does not do well in the tropic heat of Southern Florida. 
North of Philadelphia, Old English Boxwood should be planted at any 
time in the Spring after the ground is thawed out and before the new growth 
has started—between March 15th and May 10th. Later in the year, it may be 
planted from August 15th to October 15th. South of Philadelphia and St. Louis, 
it may be planted at any time between October and May when the ground is 
not frozen. 
Plan your planting of beautiful Canterbury Maryland Boxwood carefully 
before your plants arrive; don’t wait until the last minute to decide where 
you are going to put them. Boxwood will repay you a thousand-fold for the 
care you take in planting, by developing magnificent puffs and billows of 
dense, rich green foliage. 
