While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

Since crape myrtles flower in summer, it’s usually wise to keep your pruners stowed away until these plants enter a state of dormancy in winter. Pruning in summer can delay blooming and make crape ...

Natalie Carmolli, a public relations specialist with Proven Winners ColorChoice Shrubs, says late spring to early summer is the perfect time to prune certain flowering plants, to remove spent flowers, ...

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An expert has shared her wisdom on the importance of pruning certain plants after they've bloomed to "encourage new growth and more flowers".Key plants that should be pruned in June include lilacs ...

Yet once your lilac bush has flowered, it’s time to give it a good prune, says Tammy Sons, founder and CEO of TN Nursery.Most people will be able to prune lilac bushes come June. “Spring ...

'Essential' plants to prune in June to 'encourage second bloom' of flowers this summer The gardening expert has shared the plants that should be pruned in June, including lilacs, azaleas, roses ...

If you prune spring bloomers in fall, winter, or early spring before the plants flower, you’ll cut off the buds and get no blooms that year. That’s why you wait until right after flowering to cut.

The summer swings into full flourish with the Glorious Fourth. And gardens swing into full flower and fruitfulness ...