Comments: Boxwood - 2004-03-31 09:33:31 Thanks for the response. I did trim everything I could from the bottom last year, but that left just a few branches at the bottom. I trimmed the top as much as I could so that it was angled in, with the lower parts wider (though the lower parts are sparse, so I didn't want to go too, too far. My question now is, would it help if I made the whole thing shorter? I saw a neighbor literally sheer off the top leaving the lower woody branches exposed. This seemed to encourage the lower branches to grow, resulting in a nicer-looking hedge later in the summer. On the other hand, I don't want to kill the thing.... * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-04-01 00:07:45 Sorry for late response...connection problems tonight. No shearing, please, but you can trim down individual limbs. You can cut it back by 1/4 this year and 1/4 next year, is what my gardening bible advises. Your neighbor is playing with fire by shearing. No shearing! Please let me know how it turns out. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2004-04-01 00:09:22 Sorry for late response...connection problems tonight. No shearing, please, but you can trim down individual limbs. You can cut it back by 1/4 this year and 1/4 next year, is what my gardening bible advises. Your neighbor is playing with fire by shearing. No shearing! Please let me know how it turns out. * * * * * * * * * * * * HOME-OF - 2004-09-04 21:59:10 OF HOME * * * * * * * * * * * * Out-FREE - 2004-10-03 08:24:05 Out FREE * * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: your name: your email: your url: back to the entry - Diaryland