Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
Green Mountain boxwood will keep a nice pyramidal shape all on its own. However, if a more formal shape is desired, it responds very well to pruning or shearing. Cease pruning two months prior to typical first frost to avoid forcing a flush of new growth that could be damaged by cold weather.

Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Feeding
I fertilize boxwoods with a well-balanced shrub & tree type fertilizer in spring and again in late summer. If your boxwoods develop chlorosis (yellowing of foliage due to soil pH) you can apply a dose of chelated iron or soil sulphur to acidify soil and correct this problem.

Spencer Young · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Pruning
This evergreen shrub requires no pruning, though may be pruned or sheared at any time of year as a formal or informal hedge or specimen, or to remove stray or broken branches. Responds well to shearing without much noticeable scarring of leaves. Left alone, with no pruning, this shrub will form a dense, more natural hedge or shrub. One yearly pruning can easily keep this plant in bounds in most landscape settings. Several shearing a year may be necessary to maintain as a formal hedge.

Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Planting
Green Mountain boxwood performs best in sites that provide well-drained soil and full to mostly sun.

To plant, dig a hole no deeper than the root ball and two to three times the width of the root ball and fill it with water. If the hole drains within a few hours, you have good drainage. If the water is still standing 12 hours later, improve the drainage in your bed, perhaps by establishing a raised bed. Turn and break up the soil removed from the planting hole. Mix some organic compost if the native soil is clay or compacted soil. Remove your plant from its container and carefully but firmly loosen the root ball. Set the plant into the hole you've prepared, making sure the top of the root ball is slightly above the soil level. Pull your backfill soil mixture around the root ball in the hole, tamping as you go to remove air pockets. Then water thoroughly and cover with a one to two-inch layer of mulch.

Gardenality.com · Gardenality Genius · Zone 8A · 10° to 15° F · Comment About Problems
I've seen no serious pest or disease problems with Green Mountain boxwood. Consistently wet soil can cause problems with the roots.