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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.
March
Now is the time to think about pruning summer-flowering shrubs to encourage healthy shoots and also to improve flowering. This should be done after they have finished flowering but don’t leave it too late as they will be starting to form flowers for the next season. It is also a good month for pruning roses but always check on the variety that you are growing.
Pruning abutilon
Common beech - Fagus sylvatica
Pruning firethorn - Pyracantha
Pruning lavendar
Pruning roses
Pruning hydrangea
Bottlebrush buckeye - Aesculus parviflora
Common hornbeam - Carpinus betulus
Pruning flowering cherry
Lawson's cypress - Chamaecyparis Lawsoniana
Pruning Viburnum
Pruning Ivy - Hedera helix
Pruning California lilac - Ceanothus
Pruning dogwood
Pruning gooseberry
Pruning ornamental grasses
White forsythia - Abeliophyllum Distichum
Pruning Clematis
Pruning elderberry
Pruning hazelnut - Corylus avellana
Pruning plum - Prunus domestica
Pruning spotted laurel - Aucuba Japonica
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