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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.
Pruning Bottlebrush Buckeye - Aesculus parviflora
Buckeye grows fairly steadily and does not branch excessively, so it will not need rigorous pruning very often.
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Shaping
If you want to trim the bush into shape, June is the best time to do this. When cutting make sure you do not create large gaps. This can be avoided by cutting the larger branches back by no more than 50 cm. If the branches are fairly small, remove about 10 to 15 cm.
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Root suckers/wild shoots
Bottlebrush Buckeye produces an abundance of root suckers and wild shoots, which must be cut back as far as possible. However, you should realize that this often encourages the development of new suckers, so you will have to continue to be vigilant from March to September.
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