A non-dated looking boxwood hedge: How?
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Comments (13)I like the campanula suggestion, especially C. poscharskana 'alba' and brunnera jack frost together. ( been there and planted that combo, it's fantastic ) artemesia is a modestly large family. artemesia schmidtiana silver mound will rarely reach over 12 inches - its usual height is around 8 to 10 inches. on the otherhand, the more commonly seen artemesia powis castle can easily reach 3 feet or taller and will become woody in its third year of growth, unlike silver mound that rarely if ever will become woody due to its dependable total winter dormancy even in mild zone 9-10 climates. For a truly uncommon artemesia try artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou'. It has the most unusual foliage color - sort of a purple hued blackish silver and will grow to about 5 feet tall....See MoreHow to mask the bottom non-green Japanese privet hedge in SF?
Comments (1)So, you need something about 18" tall and 12" wide, in part sun in foggy zone 15. You may also need something very shallow-rooted, because the hedge plants may have filled the soil pretty solid with their roots. How is the soil there? You may get new growth lower down on the hedge by pruning the hedge narrower at the top. This would allow more light down to the bottom of the plants, allowing for stimulation of new growth. More light and extra watering might get you more growth down low. Another option would be to try pruning one plant almost down to the ground. It may come back green all the way to the bottom. Trim it narrower at the top than at the bottom so the base gets sunlight, enabling the base to stay foliaged. If it looks good, you could do that with the rest of the hedge. Being already a well-established hedge, it's going to get back up to 4 or 5' a lot faster than baby plants would....See MoreEstablishing a pruned boxwood hedge
Comments (2)The ideal time to prune a broadleaved evergreen shrub - like boxwood - is in spring as it is pushing new growth. Your can also prune into the summer as well, although pruning tends to stimulates additional growth so a hot, dry summer can create unnecessary stress on a freshly sheared plant. Typically, one wants to start the training into a neat hedge shape early in the life of the hedge so you do not need to remove much growth at any one time. Keep the base of the plant slightly broader than the top so that sunlight can reach evenly to the base. Here is a link that might be useful: PlantAmnesty - pruning hedges....See MoreSmallish non-hedge evergreens?
Comments (2)Blue star juniper is one of my favorites; it is a compact little mound shape that has fine needles that are truly blue. You might also want to try some form of weeping evergreen. I have an atlas cedar that looks like a candy cane--great for putting lights on for holiday display. It's also blue. There are all kinds of weeping evergreens tht droop and drape and make very interesting shapes....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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