Ways to use 
OLD ENGLISH BOXWOOD 
for beautiful landscaping effects 
IVT 0 OTHER plant can be used to give such beautiful effect 
’ when planted as a pathway border or to act as a frame to 
accentuate the glorious colors of the flower picture it encloses. 
Plant boxwood on either side of a garden gate or a doorway; its 
characteristic air of hospitality and grace will be a constant 
beckoning invitation to enter. Use boxwood to accentuate a gar¬ 
den fountain or some graceful piece of garden furniture; its 
deep, dark green foliage provides a perfect background for the 
article behind which it is planted. Old English Boxwood can 
be most attractively used as an edging for a foundation planting 
or to fill with its magnificent, rich color, the corners of a 
garden wall. 
For those who prefer extreme formality in their lawns or 
gardens, boxwood may be planted as a parterre or as a boxwood 
maze. This is one of the oldest uses of this historic evergreen 
shrub; it was in this intricate, formal manner that the ancient 
Romans used boxwood and later it was characteristic of Moorish, 
French and English landscaping. Probably the finest living ex¬ 
ample of this use of Old English Boxwood is the maze at Tucka- 
hoe, birthplace of Thomas Jefferson. 
A cozy outdoor living-room delicately scented with the 
age-old, romantic perfume of box. 
Because of its shallow, fibrous root system, boxwood is ad¬ 
mirably suited for potting work. Boxwood will flourish in 
window-boxes, porch-boxes, tubs and jardinieres much longer 
than any other evergreen and in such plantings, it reflects cheer¬ 
ful, old-fashioned, friendly welcome and comfort. 
Nothing is more fitting as a cemetery planting than genuine 
Old English Boxwood. Its impressive, rich foliage, gorgeously 
green the year around, stands as a perpetual symbol of ever¬ 
lasting comfort and peace. 
