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Gardening Calendar
Gardening Calendar
JANUARY
January is when climbers, shrubs and trees are leafless and in their dormant period and one of the best gardening months for pruning any garden subjects that could cause problems during winter storms and high winds. Wisteria is a good example of a climber that can be pruned now. After flowering the previous season and given a summer pruning it produces long wispy new growths that need to be controlled by cutting back. Either summer or winter pruning and whichever plant or shrub you are pruning the first step is to remove any dead or damaged branches.
JANUARY
January is when climbers, shrubs and trees are leafless and in their dormant period and one of the best gardening months for pruning any garden subjects that could cause problems during winter storms and high winds. Wisteria is a good example of a climber that can be pruned now. After flowering the previous season and given a summer pruning it produces long wispy new growths that need to be controlled by cutting back. Either summer or winter pruning and whichever plant or shrub you are pruning the first step is to remove any dead or damaged branches.
JANUARY
January is when climbers, shrubs and trees are leafless and in their dormant period and one of the best gardening months for pruning any garden subjects that could cause problems during winter storms and high winds. Wisteria is a good example of a climber that can be pruned now. After flowering the previous season and given a summer pruning it produces long wispy new growths that need to be controlled by cutting back. Either summer or winter pruning and whichever plant or shrub you are pruning the first step is to remove any dead or damaged branches.
August
August is perhaps the best month for pruning, a time when most plants start to slow down and pruning can be done immediately after flowering to tidy them up. Pruning in August prevents the spread of disease and encourages impressive flowering. Hedges such as hornbeam and beech can be given their last trim.
Pruning fruit trees for a rich harvest
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Pruning Evergreen Clematis - Clematis Vitalba
Pruning lilac - Syringa vulgaris
Pruning wisteria
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Pruning bottlebrush buckeye - Aesculus parviflora
Pruning flowering cherry
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Pruning privet - Ligustrum
Pruning cherry laurel - Prunus laurocerasus
Pruning climbing hydrangea - Hydrangea anomala
Pruning ivy - Hedera helix
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Pruning roses
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Pruning dogwood - Cornus sanguinea
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Lawson's cypress - Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana
Pruning silver lace vine - Fallopia Aubertii
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