Tropical hibiscus might only need minor selective or corrective pruning in some years and hard pruning in others. What ...

Hard pruning can keep the rose of Sharon compact and rejuvenate ... Rose of Sharon may be a highly popular species of hibiscus, but it is one of many types of hibiscus that can be added to people’s ...

Light shaping and maintenance pruning may be acceptable but avoid hard pruning. Most perennials can be pruned back in the fall after they have finished blooming and the foliage begins to die back.

Other perennials that act similarly to hostas include irises and daylilies, which are often easier to cut back in fall ...

Correct lopsided growth by lightly pruning longer shoots and hard pruning weak stems. Shrubs such as forsythia and buddleja can soon accumulate masses of old, dead wood in the centre if they are ...

In addition, hard pruning can create vigorous, upright growths on tree branches, known as water sprouts; this is often the opposite of what pruners hope to achieve.

Occasionally, it’s permissible to cut the entire shrub back hard—about 1 foot from the ground. Remove small and weak shoots. While most roses should receive major pruning in the spring before ...

Autumn is a time for a good tidy-up, when you can cut back overgrown plants so they will build energy for new growth for next year – but don’t forget to leave some stems intact over winter to ...

Prune hybrid tea (large-flowered) roses and floribunda, but don’t hard-prune, just cut back selectively to protect the plant from windrock, which will break the stems and even lift the roots if ...

In his blog, Monty Don advises: "Prune climbing roses. Climbing roses flower on shoots grown the same spring so they can be pruned hard now. Start by removing any damaged or crossing growth or any ...

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