{"product_id":"proven-winners-newgen-freedom-boxwood-a8r81m","title":"Proven Winners® NewGen Freedom® Boxwood","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eYear-Round Emerald Green Color\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe NewGen Freedom® Boxwood is an exceptional shrub boasting a host of desirable features that make it a standout choice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor both formal landscapes and residential gardens. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe glossy foliage of the NewGen Freedom® creates a visual spectacle, with medium green leaves that shine brilliantly throughout the warm months\u003c\/strong\u003e. This broad-leaved evergreen maintains its emerald green coloring year-round, providing a consistent and vibrant backdrop to your garden. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat sets the NewGen Freedom® apart is its vigorous rounded growth habit, ensuring that this boxwood achieves an attractive and well-formed shape more quickly than many others\u003c\/strong\u003e. This boxwood variety is disease-resistant, pest-resistant, drought-tolerant, and with proper care, is low maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis boxwood is versatile enough to be used in containers, low formal hedges, or as a standalone addition. With a commitment to proper care, your NewGen Freedom® Boxwood will be a reliable and stunning presence in your garden, providing four seasons of color and beauty.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss out on the opportunity to enjoy this foliage year-round with the NewGen Freedom® Boxwood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout Proven Winners®:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Proven Winners® ColorChoice Shrubs offers flowering shrubs, evergreens, and trees that have been tested for eight to ten years to ensure they outperform conventional varieties. That means bigger flowers, more colorful foliage, reblooming, disease resistance, new habits, or anything that makes them more beautiful and easier to grow in your landscape or garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePlanting \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. Planting:  \u003c\/strong\u003ePick a location where your NewGen Freedom\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e® Boxwood will receive partial sunlight (4 to 6 hours of sunlight per day). If you live in a very hot climate, they will do best with some afternoon shade and well-drained soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen, dig a hole the same depth as the root ball and twice as wide. Place the Boxwood upright into the hole ensuring it is straight and begin to backfill the hole, watering every couple of inches to prevent air pockets from forming. Finally, to help retain moisture in the soil and deter weed growth, apply a 2- to 3-inch deep layer of mulch around the base of the Boxwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2. Watering: \u003c\/strong\u003eWater the NewGen Freedom® Boxwood deeply to ensure the roots are getting adequate moisture (generally one or two waterings per week will suffice). Once it has been established in your garden, it will need weekly watering during periods of drought or extreme heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. Fertilizing: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe roots appreciate a good organic mulch (1-2″). Apply a balanced fertilizer, such as a 10-10-10 ratio fertilizer, or slow-release fertilizer (such as Osmocote), after the second year of growth by spreading it evenly over the surface of the soil (follow label directions), and watering it in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e4. 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