Formal Garden
How Boxwood Shrubs can be used to Build Custom Gardens
There are 70 species of the genus Buxus that are collectively known as boxwoods. Some are very small, growing only inches tall. Others, such as the American boxwood, can reach heights of up to ten...
Add Vertical Impact to Formal Gardens
Climbing vines add vertical impact to formal gardens. On larger estates this is very important. If a yard is very large, a large garden may appear to low to the landscape without some type of...
Formal Landscape Plants
Formal landscape plants are normally slow growing plants whose compact appearance allows them to be arranged in repeating patterns. By using a few number of plant species, and by arranging them in predictable patterns of...
What Shrubs work good for Formal Gardens?
A formal garden is defined by clean lines and symmetry. It is typically square or rectangular in shape, and it has entrances in either the sides or the corners that lead into its central interior....