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Advice on Pruning Mock Orange

Hello All, Have a Mock Orange shrub that's about 3ft wide and 10/12 foot high... understand that this is the right time to prune - flowers are just fading - looked online and advice suggests removing about 1/3 of the old growth.... I started to do by SebUK

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30/07/2012 23:21:38

by christopher2

Pruning

be left alone, unless there's a compelling safety reason. You say that the tree is 'lovely'. When a large tree is cut back, then that does inevitably spoil the appearance of the tree. I have seen some pruned trees which look really hideous. Large trees by Rowan3

24/01/2013 13:06:42

by obelixx

to prune or not to prune

i bought a couple of 'blue chip' dwarf buddleias last year but the planting instructions didn't say whether to prune or not to maintain their shape and promote flowers. advice please! I've just pruned my dwarf buddleias for the 3rd year in a row by gardeners delight

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28/02/2012 19:17:42

by gardeners delight

pruning damaged plants in wet conditions?

Would you advise pruning damaged plants in wet conditions? My problem is that as most of the country, all living in my garden suffered from the past few days with continuous gale force winds and pouring rain (Lancs). Some branches of my young trees by nadiamaz

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25/06/2012 00:45:36

by Zoomer44

How to prune a Lawson's Cypress

I would appreciate if someone could advise on how I may prune the Lawsonia seen here - https://plus.google.com/photos/117422519331391180046/albums/5727457806225466849 I would like to reduce by half but also wonder if I could strip outer layers by AJ2

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05/04/2012 22:08:17

by Daintiness

Convululous pruning

I have the above plant which is a tad overgrown. When is the correct time to prune it? by Poolcue

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11/03/2012 17:32:28

by Poolcue

hydrangea pruning

How hard can you prune hydrangeas and if i do will they still flower next summer? If you prune them now you are likely to lose next years flowers-the buds form behind this years What you could do is prune half one year and half the second year-but I by michael neill

25/09/2012 09:35:08

by michael neill

Pruning shrubs

When do you prune forsythia and how far back can you take it? We have just moved to a new house and the shrub boarder is out of control, taking up almost 8ft all around the garden. I don't want to kill the forsythia but we have 4 huge ones and would by Jess.dines

05/05/2013 11:01:59

by Verdun

Pruning Help

I have a very overgrown honeysuckle which is top heavy and has a spring and summer flowering clematis entwined with it plus a couple of tall roses. Does anyone know when and how I should prune them please? They were like it when we moved in, we by wickismith

10/11/2012 07:42:36

by wickismith

pruning gooseberries

i have a huge gooseberry bush which needs pruning. I cut back the side shoots last June by six inches and had a good harvest. However it is really much too big. Is it too late to prune now without losing next years crop? Stuctural pruning is best by bovril

10/09/2012 17:47:27

by jon24ty

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