Pruning Tips and Techniques

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Ruth Dobsevage, Web producer

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Pruning shrubs and vines

	Trimming a Formal Hedge A straight edge is the hallmark of a formally trimmed hedge, and in this article, John Sosnowski, horticulturist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois, explains how he achieves this look using stakes and string as a guide. He also offers a list of shrubs that are suitable candidates for formal hedges. Read more... Watch the video...
	Pruning Subshrubs Subshrubs such as lavender, sage, thyme, and wormwood require special pruning techniques to keep them looking good. Timing is critical for ensuring healthy, dense growth. Read more...
	How to Prune Cane-Growing Shrubs Cane-growing shrubs are shrubs that grow from multiple canes, not a single trunk. Examples are forsythia, viburnum, lilac, and spirea, among many others. Maintenance pruning keeps them shapely, but even for overgrown shrubs there's a remedy. Read more...
	Pruning Clematis Your clematis may be a spring bloomer, repeat bloomer, or late-season bloomer. Each type calls for a different pruning approach, and in this article, pruning guru Lee Reich explains what to do. Read more...
	Pruning Crape Myrtles Many people plant crape myrtles for their vibrant summer color, few people prune them correctly. Find out how it should be done. Read more...
	Pruning Tips for Heather An annual pruning regimen will keep your heather from becoming ugly and unruly. Read more...
	Pruning Hollies Learn when and how to prune your hollies, whether you have deciduous, rounded, intermediate, or pyramidal plants. Read more...
	Pruning Hydrangeas First, determine if your hydrangea blooms on old wood (blooms appear in early summer and fade) or on new wood (blooms appear later and continue until frost). Then prune accordingly. Read more.... Watch a video...
	Pruning Lilacs Whether it's an ancient shrub or a vigorous young plant, all lilacs can benefit from some well-placed cuts. Read more...
	Three Ways to Prune Rhododendrons Find out how to maintain, shape, or rejuvenate rhododendrons to keep them healthy and attractive. Read more...
	Pruning and Training Wisteria Well-placed summer and winter cuts will keep this vigorous vine manageable. Read more...
	Pruning an Old Wisteria Vine Drastic pruning will not kill an old wisteria. Quite the contrary: It will spur rapid new growth. Read more...

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BombasticTurtle writes: Hello Ruth! You can call me a new gardener, but one that is cautios and will research rather than go crazy at the local nursery with buying plants and then not knowing what to do with the trees or where to plant and what the outcome might be in say ... five to seven years!

I am a great fan and follower of www.finegardening.com and have read your articles on pruning, pruners and how to maintain them. It has helped me greatly ... and I am taking the liberty on FB so that many more like me can take advantage of what you discussed. Posted: 3:16 pm on March 5th

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