Boxwood issues

[Vin]

Pruned it in the Spring. The roots; that's what killed it I believe. I pruned the foliage without pruning some of the roots. These ones are still hanging in there though.









Just for the record, I'm posting these for the OP's benefit to see what can be done with them. Three very different styles.

 

[jazzaero]

The style of the top one was what I was going for.

 

[Vin]

Oak style. It still has a long way to go but here's how that one started:



..and a closeup of its best feature: