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Helpful information on Trimming Shrubs
Knockout Roses:
These roses do not need trimmed until spring. You can lightly trim them in the spring after the canes have greened up and the buds are just about ready to pop. This is also the time to cut out any dead canes. Knockout roses are very easy to grow and take care of! They are extremely low maintenance shrubs and will delight you with blooms from May until October.
Other Shrubs:
There is a saying if they bloom in the spring trim them after they have bloomed and if they bloom in the summer, trim them in late winter or early spring.
Some spring bloomers to trim up after they bloom: Chokeberry, Chokecherry, Forsythia, and Lilac.
Some shrubs to trim late fall or early spring before new growth begins: Barberry, Burning Bush, Dogwoods, Honeysuckle, Ninebarks, Purpleleaf Sandcherry, Smokebush (remember if you trim this shrub it won’t smoke) and Sumac.
Goldmound Spirea, Little Princess Spirea, or Magic Carpet Spirea: Pruning after the first bloom season will encourage a new flush of growth and some fall flowering. Hydrangeas are tricky and you should ask me about them when you make a purchase. There are several different kinds that bloom on old (big blue or pink flowers and oakleaf) wood that you should trim after they flower, while others bloom on new wood (Annabelle) should be trimmed in late winter. If you trim them at the wrong time you probably won’t have flowers.
Other tidbits of information that might be helpful:
You can trim back any herbaceous perennials that harbor insects or disease such as peonies or iris.
You do not have to trim back anything if you don’t want to. There are many perennials with beautiful seed heads in the winter and the birds also find their seed heads a good source of food.
Don't cut grasses down until spring. You will have better luck with mums if you don’t cut them back until spring.
If you have comments or suggestions on how I might better serve you, please
don’t hesitate to call me. If there are special plants that you might want next
spring, now is the time to let me know. (Shade Trees, Fruit Trees, Shrubs) I
will be stocking some fruit trees. If you are interested in anything in
particular, please call me soon.
New plants for 2012 will be posted soon - please check back!
