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Pruning Shrubs - Usual Winter Dilemma
Hi Greenfingered ABers out there - just getting round to thinking about tidying up our back and front gardens in a few weeks' time. Would be grateful for some advice about pruning the following shrubs, please:
Wisteria
Roses (trees and bushes)
Hydrangeas
Lavender
Should we be doing this now - or leave for a few months? Any advice would be very much appreciated. Many thanks in advance, best wishes, Chox.
Wisteria
Roses (trees and bushes)
Hydrangeas
Lavender
Should we be doing this now - or leave for a few months? Any advice would be very much appreciated. Many thanks in advance, best wishes, Chox.
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Bush roses prune stems back halfway cutting out crossing and dead stems , try and shape to an open bowl shape,
Rose trees just cut back a bit to avoid wind rock….main pruning in Spring.
Wisteria are usually pruned twice a year , in July/ August prune the whipped stems back to 5 or 6 nodes, in February prune same ones back to 2 nodes.
The wisteria itself can be pruned after flowering.
Lavender is best pruned early autumn just cut the new broth the old wood doesn’t regrow.
Hope this helps.
Rose trees just cut back a bit to avoid wind rock….main pruning in Spring.
Wisteria are usually pruned twice a year , in July/ August prune the whipped stems back to 5 or 6 nodes, in February prune same ones back to 2 nodes.
The wisteria itself can be pruned after flowering.
Lavender is best pruned early autumn just cut the new broth the old wood doesn’t regrow.
Hope this helps.
Quote (from the RHS website):
"Wisteria is pruned twice a year, in July or August, then again in January or February".
Source (which has lots more information too):
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A video to go with that link:
"Wisteria is pruned twice a year, in July or August, then again in January or February".
Source (which has lots more information too):
https:/
A video to go with that link:
Quotes 2 & 3:
"Late winter (February or March) is often a good time for pruning roses but see the individual rose profiles above for more specific timing" [See links from my link below]
and
"Pruning an unknown rose: Perhaps if you've inherited a rose or lost the label - you may not know what type of rose you have. In which case, follow our basic tips below to get you started. Prune in February or March."
Source (again with further relevant info):
https:/
"Late winter (February or March) is often a good time for pruning roses but see the individual rose profiles above for more specific timing" [See links from my link below]
and
"Pruning an unknown rose: Perhaps if you've inherited a rose or lost the label - you may not know what type of rose you have. In which case, follow our basic tips below to get you started. Prune in February or March."
Source (again with further relevant info):
https:/
Quote 4:
"Prune Hydrangea macrophylla and Hydrangea serrata in mid-spring, others in early spring"
Source: https:/
"Prune Hydrangea macrophylla and Hydrangea serrata in mid-spring, others in early spring"
Source: https:/
For lavender, see the video here:
https:/
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