Pruning shrubs, technique, season
Pruning shrubs is an important part of their development, their blooming or simply the harmonious shape of your specimen.
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Trimming hedges, the right time
When should a hedge be trimmed, what is the right timing, and how should one go about it best?
Reducing thuja, a battered look for a year, before bursting back!
Thuja, or Arborvitae, is a long-living tree that just keeps growing. If you miss a few pruning seasons, you’ll have to cut it back hard! Here’s what Michel experienced. Read also: Planting and caring for thuja Evergreen hedges, a good idea? Hedge pruning, timing, tips A short note before beginning, from Michel himself: I think […]
Pruning trees and shrubs
Sometimes, it’s better not to prune than to prune wrong. Before going crazy with your hand pruner in the garden, learn why to prune and the do’s and don’ts of pruning.
Pruning English rose trees
Pruning English roses is an essential step in order to expect beautiful blooming and nice roses in summer.
In March, prune your roses!
March, near the end of winter, is the ideal month to prune your climbing, bush, and repeat-blooming rose trees… Let us tell you why.
Pruning rose trees, when and how to do it
Pruning is an important step in the life cycle of a rose tree because it is the key to bearing great flowers.
Cloud pruning for trees and shrubs
Niwaki – this is the Japanese word for cloud pruning. It’s the act of trimming trees into cloud shapes. An ancestral, elaborate art, this cloud pruning technique was developed to create symbolic spaces,
Pruning apple and pear trees
Winter and the very beginning of spring are the most auspicious season for pruning a pear tree and an apple tree.
Fruit-inducing pruning
Fruit inducing pruning is an important step in the growth of your fruit tree and gives you control over its productivity.
Winter pruning of pip fruit trees
Although pruning is definitely a human invention, and trees can go without it to develop naturally, it presents the advantage of renewing the plant’s vigor and increasing its fruit productivity.
Pruning boxwood, know it all
Running contrary to popular belief, the pruning of boxwood is actually very easy, and doesn’t endanger your shrub in the least. Pruning boxwood is a practice that
All there is to know about pruning hydrangeas
Hydrangea is a beautiful shrub, and pruning helps boost blooming and makes the plant healthier.
Pruning grapevine, tips and guidance to succeed
The pruning of a grapevine is an important step that determines proper fruit formation and harvest.
Pruning rose bush shrubs, technique and timing
Here are the tips on how to prune your rose bush shrubs, the right timing and the pruning technique.
Hat racking, a drastic solution to recover runaway trees
In some cases, ornamental shrubs or trees neglected for a long time need drastic pruning to get back into shape.
Espalier and palmette pruning for apple and pear trees (+video)
Apple and pear trees are regularly pruned to promote fruit-bearing, but did you know that shapes like palmette or espalier are more adapted to trees planted along a line or set against a wall? Here is a video on how to easily prune your fruit trees into palmette or espalier. Read more â–º
Best practices while pruning
Pruning is tantamount to surgery for trees and shrubs. You’ll want to protect them from diseases by ensuring it’s performed perfectly. This video will share how to prepare your tools in just a few minutes. Read more â–º
