Preserved Boxwoods


I am a HUGE fan of preserved plants. They don't look waxy like fake plants do because they are actually real. I read online that you can preserve your own plants, but it sounds like a messy project with glycerine involved.

Restoration Hardware actually carries my favorite (and most reasonably priced) preserved boxwood globes. They come in all different sizes and all in these simple and classic concrete-looking planters.


I have the smallest globe (5" tall- in the first photo) sitting on our entry console. I usually have fresh flowers here too and they look so pretty sitting next to each other. Like most New Yorkers, we don't get a lot of light at the back of our apartment, so my boxwood gives me a little punch of everlasting green life.

I use them in a lot of my client projects too. They are just so easy to care for! No watering is needed at all. And if they start looking a little dusty you can just mist them with a water bottle.

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29 comments:

  1. Bethany [at] Powell Brower HomeJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    YAY - didnt know RH had them! Thanks for the source!

    Bethany
    http://powellbrower.blogspot.com/2012/01/jetsetting-in-style.html

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  2. Erin GoodchildJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:24 AM

    PERFECT! My entry is so dark and I keep killnig everything I put there, I'm going to get one this weekend!

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  3. Anne Read (Collect 5)January 13, 2012 at 10:28 AM

    Great find!

    www.collect5.blogspot.com

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  4. Yby5January 13, 2012 at 10:35 AM

    I'm always looking to add pops of greenery to different spaces too-it makes such a great impact. Thanks for sharing-you're blog is a "go to" for me!

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  5. Jenna at HomesliceJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    I'd love a preserved plant, thanks for the information! Do you know anything about preserving branches (with blooms)- been thinking about it a lot lately, I'll have to do some research.

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  6. SamJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    I'd like to add some life to our living room and these might do the trick! I'm all about low maintenance.

    P.S. I love the patterned box in the first photo.

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  7. JenniferJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:42 AM

    Is that a horn tray from RH? What size?

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  8. amber wallaceJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:55 AM

    Nice! I need to grab some of those. I am the worst with plants. Thanks!

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  9. TeresaJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    oooh those would be perfect on our shelves between the dining and living room. I've got moss covered balls there now but I love the look of the boxwoods!

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  10. whitney @ thecurtiscasaJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    love these little boxwood spheres! great touch in any room.

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  11. Chic ColesJanuary 13, 2012 at 1:20 PM

    These are so cute! I wonder if Home Depot has them (I have a credit there!) I need some green in my home.

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  12. Renee AriannaJanuary 13, 2012 at 1:55 PM

    I love these! And I am seriously picky about my indoor plants/flowers. Fake ones look so fake I just can't get over it but these are perfection! Thanks for sharing!

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  13. LindsayJanuary 13, 2012 at 4:49 PM

    That's so cool, I've never heard of preserved plants!

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  14. HeidiJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    No way! I saw this exact little green number (planter and all) today at one of my favorite reataurants and was dying to know the origin of it! Not a day goes by that you don't post something relevant and exttemely helpful.

    Thanks so much for everything you share, Jenny! And happy weekend!

    Live Inspired,
    Heidi
    athousandlaughingstarfish.blogspot.com

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  15. DanielleJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:11 PM

    Sooo pretty! I'm adding them to my bday wish list - thanks for the tip!

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  16. kristenKJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:17 PM

    Wherever did you find that light blue credenza/buffet cabinet in the background of that last pic??? F.A.B.!!

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  17. SierraJanuary 13, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    Great tip! I tend to kill all plant life. These are perfect, thank you!

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  18. PaulJanuary 14, 2012 at 10:46 AM

    I love the artwork in the first photo. Who is the watercolor of Westminster by?

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  19. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    Oh dahhling I am a huge fan of the preserved boxwood myself. I have a great many of all the sizes all over the house. They just add that beautiful shade of green that is impossible to keep all year round indoors.

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  20. Kelly KrughJanuary 14, 2012 at 9:04 PM

    LOVE preserved boxwood! I have a wreath and 2 balls in our house. They always smell like fish to me when I first buy them, but that usually goes away pretty quickly. *I think we have the same horn tray. Is it from RH???

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  21. Elizabeth@themustardceilingJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    So pretty! Thanks for sharing, I love the look...and no watering, perfect.

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  22. Lianna@theresnoplacelikehomemkeJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    Love the plants added in - adds so much life! Looks lovley!

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  23. MonicaJanuary 16, 2012 at 2:25 PM

    Yes, great find!

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  24. L.A. in the bayJanuary 16, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    I love all your vignettes!

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  25. micheleJanuary 16, 2012 at 10:15 PM

    You mean the boxwood is not real:)

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  26. mrs. V | Chez V January 18, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I picked up some at Meijer for around $12.99 each. They are 11" in height with almost the exact container. A little better deal than the RH price.

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  27. Missy Minicucci | The Rinfret GroupJanuary 19, 2012 at 6:46 PM

    so cute. i needed something new for my entry table and they may just do the trick! i think i opened your account at cowtan & tout... u look familiar :) ! have a great day!

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  28. couponsJanuary 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    HI
    Preserved Boxwoods
    Great post! and incredible blog ! Very helpful post! I must say. Simple & interesting. Wonderful work!
    thank you!

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  29. AmyFebruary 3, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Hi Jenny,

    I came across your blog... love it. I have a web site with a large selection of preserved boxwood: http://www.bella-marie.com/preservedboxwood.aspx

    Hope you check it out sometime,

    Amy

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