As we round the corner into spring, I love to find inspiration (and relish the healthy dose of green) in landscape design...The lush, dense, and rich-in-color boxwood provides versatility and impact in any outdoor space.
I prefer the rounded ball shape (but not TOO meticulously-pruned) mixed with a square-shaped planter. Additionally, I like the more organic planter materials: weathered wood, 'roughed-up' terracotta, stone, etc. In terms of arrangement, boxwoods can make a big impact either through repetition of the same style/size, a grouping of same style in varying sizes, OR along a landscape grade such as stairs, a pool, front walkway, porch, etc....The first time I spotted a series of boxwoods in terracotta pots graduating up the front steps to the Delano hotel in South Beach many moons ago, it was love at first sight ; )
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| This is a more grandiose scale, but it sort of looked like this... |
The below photos speak for themselves...Just a little dose of spring cheer in hopes the sunshine will be coming our way soon ; )
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| Love the graphic punch of a series of boxwoods... |
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| Love a larger-scale square wood planter for either side of front door... |
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| Interesting to group similar planter style in varying sizes... |
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| Restoration Hardware |
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| Restoration Hardware |
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| While these square shaped boxwoods are certainly beautiful in a formal-English-garden way, this shape is TOO high-maintenance for a household already lacking a green thumb.... |
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| Kelly Wearstler's Patio |
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| Kelly Wearstler's Patio |
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| How about a collection of boxwoods in baskets? |
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| Love the organic clay or terracotta pots.. |
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| ShopCandelabra.com |
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| Love these large square wood planters with studded-metal trim |
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| Mecox.com |
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| PureModern.com |
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| PureModern.com |
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| Williams Sonoma |
Happy spring and hope you are enjoying the sunshine!
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