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My Princeton garden with impatiens set among the boxwood, ivy and myrtle, together with hostas and holly bushes.

Boxwood shrubs are evergreens that thrive in cold winters, as well as in drought conditions. Once established, they need to be trimmed with shears every few months in order to stay full and dense. This is my old courtyard, lined with globe-shaped boxwood. ©M-J de Mesterton