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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.
December
The end of the gardening year. It is so much easier to prune deciduous plants in the winter as most plants are in their dormant stage and it is much easier to see the shape of the plant that you are pruning without its leaves. Pruning now will promote a quicker growth in spring. Choose a dry day and start by removing any dead or damaged branches. Next, increase light and air at the crown of the tree to enhance the growth of the leaves by removing overgrown and very small branches. Aim for keeping the shape of the tree. Branches should be cut at the node which is where the leaves are attached to twigs and branches.
Pruning blackcurrant - Ribes nigrum
Pruning common beech
Pruning Common Hydrangea
Pruning rhododendron
Pruning California lilac
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Pruning elderberry
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Pruning Japanese maple
Pruning rowan
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Pruning common hornbeam
Pruning hawthorn
Pruning Lawson's cypress
Pruning dogwood
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Pruning hazlenut
Pruning raspberry
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