By Clive Innes, Charles Glass
ISBN-10: 1861602197
ISBN-13: 9781861602190
Cacti plant kinfolk, seriously illustrated with descriptions
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Indd 54 9/27/13 12:36 PM 9/27/13 12:35 PM (Text) (Fogra 39) Job: 09-40074 Title:CSP-Pruning An Illustrated Guide #175 DTP:204 Page: 54 boxwood hedge might be—without a leaf out of place—and pruning it that way will prevent it from flowering much, the main reason to grow forsythia. If you want an informal hedge—a good choice with an informal house and landscape—you’ll need to see a picture of the mature shrub, if it’s unfamiliar, so you know what the natural shape is that you’re maintaining. Start Right in the Beginning A good-looking and easily pruned hedge starts at planting time.
All other pruning should follow the timing in the list on page 31. To help reduce the size of a shrub, use loppers or hand pruners to thin stems back to a main branch. For overgrown shrubs, consider the techniques on pages 36–37. Thinning will also allow more light into the interior of a shrub, which can stimulate more flowering. To encourage thicker growth (especially where the shrub is used to provide privacy), use your hand pruners to head back stems to a healthy, outwardfacing bud. deciduouS ShrubS ThaT oFTen Produce SuckerS Bottlebrush buckeye Japanese kerria Lilac Northern bayberry Pomegranate Staghorn sumac Witch hazel It’s better to let shrubs grow into natural shapes rather than prune them into round balls that concentrate all the growth on the outside of the shrub.
The longer time is best for old shrubs and those that aren’t in tip-top shape. You can even stretch the process to 5 years, if you like. ) At the end of the period, your shrub will look new, be a smaller size, have a natural form, and be covered with lots of healthy new growth. ) Whatever you do, avoid the temptation to hack back all your overgrown evergreens about a half or third from the top with loppers or electric shears. It will look awful, the new growth may be produced too fast and not in the areas you need it (requiring you to prune again before long), and—most important—if eVergreen ShrubS ThaT will ToleraTe hard Pruning Aucuba Cotoneaster (upright varieties) Gardenia (after winter damage) Glory bower Glossy abelia Hebe Ivy tree Japanese euonymus Leatherleaf viburnum Oleander Pyracantha St.
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