2 of 10 Ways to Spruce Up Your Garden for Spring

2.Prune it out

Rule one of pruning: if a shrub blooms in spring or early summer, wait to prune until after it blooms. Otherwise, you’ll be nipping the current season’s flowers in the bud! Now is the time to prune late-flowering shrubs such as rose of Sharon, hydrangea (the mop-headed Annabelles can be cut right down to the ground), butterfly bush and roses. Cutting back dogwoods ensures a fresh flush of flaming red or orange stems which will look fabulous against the snows of next winter. But, before applying secateurs to limbs, though, consult a pruning book with good illustrations that clearly show you how.

One of my favourites is Lee Reich’s pruning primer.

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