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Originally Posted by Lanelle
Let's start with your choice of boxwood. There are positives and negatives for many varieties including English. I would recommend that you look through the boxwood guide that I'm attaching so you can make a choice that will serve you well.
Also, boxwood should be clipped or 'plucked' - not sheared. The reasons are for the shrubs' health, not just personal taste.
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Thank you for the infomation.... I have to say that every time I read through a link on varieties of boxwood I end up more confused than when I started. As soon as I think I've found a dwarf version, I read something that says it gets to be 4'.... Is that really considered dwarf? I was thinking English dwarf, but it is impossible to find here, and although it is supposed to do ok in zone 5, the link you provided said the winter can be hard on it. After searching for several specific varieties that I thought would meet my needs (with no luck---I do not want to buy online) I think I am going to have to go with Green velvet. It is readily available here (pretty much everywhere) and will be easy to get if I need to replace a plant. It grows really well here (zone 5) as I have several neighbors who have it in their front yard---similar conditions to where I will put mine.
The down side: I just worry about keeping them small.... after all I will be planting 40 or so of them. I have no idea what I'm getting into regarding pruning. I obviously don't want huge 3-4 ft. boxwoods along the walkway. 2' would be fine.... Do you think it is feasable to keep the green velvets to that size?
Thanks again for everyone's suggestions/help