Winter Damaged Roses
Should I cut the rose stems back to the new growth at the base of my roses?…
Tag Archives: pruning
Rose Stem Boring Insects
I live in Woodstock Ontario and I have been having trouble with boring insects doing significant damage to roses and lilacs as well as my other woody plants.
I am now debating whether I should even prune my roses because…
Heather (Erica): can it be revitalized when old and woody
Hello,
I recently moved to a new home in Niagara peninsula. The soil is heavy clay, but the gardens have been conditioned with top soil (many years ago). There is a plot of heather (Erica) blooming now (mid April), but…
Pruning a Double Kerria
We planted a double kerria in July 2017. This year I notice a circle of new growth about 20 centimeters from the original clump. Should I remove this new growth and the suckers supporting it and if so, how do…
Pruning Japanese Maples
Good morning, we live in East York (St. Clair and O’connor area) and have a 7-8 year old Japanese Maple in our front yard, western exposure.
We want to prune it’s heigth and are wonder if now (April 7th, 2019)…
Prune a 8 foot tall privot hedge down an back 12 inches.
We have a eight foot tall privot hedge surrounding our back yard. It is trimmed several times a season but needs to be pushed back a bit and down about a foot.
Can I safely take a foot offfhe top…
Pruning Manitoba Maple Stump
My neighbour’s large Manitoba maple fell down in my garden a few years ago. A very good arborist cleared it all away and now, with my neighbour’s permission, I trim the green shoots from the remaining stump every spring and…
Pruning an apple tree whip
Hello Master Gardeners,
This past summer I posted a question on what to do with an apple tree seedling over its first winter because I wasn’t sure whether to bring it inside. I received a response saying I should plant…
Trimming Outdoor Cactus
We have an outdoor cactus of the Escobaria or Coryphantha and Opuntia variety (https://cwf-fcf.org/en/resources/encyclopedias/flora/cacti-of-canada.html)
We have had this cactus for quite a few years, but it has now spread onto our patio. I want to keep the cactus, but I…
Dying and Dried Out Cedar Hedge
I have a privacy hedge at the back of my Ottawa home. The hedge is about 40 feet wide and is about 12-14 feet high. It backs up against and along an identical hedge owned by my neighbour. It is…