Please help me revive my poor shrubs!
Three years ago I over-trimmed some of the 10 shrubs along the side of my house. I'm pretty sure they are in the evergreen family. I think "box" was part of the name. They are currently approximately 2 feet tall and I have them trimmed round. Three of them have the looks of being 1/4 - 2/3 dead, but, one of them only has one small branch with some green on it. I've cut off some of the dead branches. i left some of the crunchy stuff there. I knew that it was going to take a few years, but it's been 3 years and nothing has changed. They get approximately 6-8 hours of full sun. I'm actually embarrassed about how they look!! The other parts of my property look nice and people always compliment me. What in the heck can I do to promote some green growth??
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Maybe Boxwood, or Japanese boxwood? We have those as a friendly neighbor divider. Cut out any dead areas, to be sure the sun can get in there. If there is sufficient light where they are growing,, the new growth will come back from the inside, but it could take a year or two. Be sure to give them a good fertilizing early spring and midsummer, which is a bit more than they really need, but it will stimulate growth. And also, give them a darker green, nice color. We trim ours pretty heavy sometimes, but they are very hardy here in California at least. Good luck!
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