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Can boxwood be kept to less than 1 foot tall?

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Can boxwood be kept to less than 1 foot tall?

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I have seen boxwood plants get quite large but I intend to keep my hedge low and neat. — G.H., Seattle MB: Boxwood hedges can be kept as low as 6 inches, but you may have to partner up with Edward Scissorhands to keep things under control. The tidy crew cut you desire is a high-maintenance style that requires twice-a-year trimmings. There is a true dwarf boxwood called Buxus sepervirens ‘Suffruticosa’, but if you don’t do Latin, it will answer to its common name, “true dwarf boxwood,” when you look for it at the nursery. Even this dwarf will grow to several feet high, but it’s less likely to pout from the constant pruning. Q: My hydrangeas are blooming blue and I would like them to be pink for an upcoming celebration in a few weeks. Is there something I can do now to change the color of the petals? — B.G. MB: It is too late to meddle with the petals at this time, but you can change blue hydrangeas to pink by adding lime to the soil for future blooms. Even then it may take several yea

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