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How to save vines when I have to rebuild the fence they are on
I have two vines, a Blue Moon Wisteria and a clematis Jackmanii, growing on a wooden fence (they have been there for 12 and 14 years respectively). I’ve been advised that the wood is deteriorating and that I should get…
Ticks
We’re finding ticks any time we’re over 4 degrees. Do you see anything wrong with moving most of our pruning to the late winter? Obviously every shrub and tree have their own best times for pruning, as do perennials, and…
Coppicing
Hello! We have a sage leaf willow shrub (Zone 5B) planted almost 2 yrs ago. It was purchased having only 5 long stems, each about 5′ long with 12″ of leaves on each tip. It produced pussy willows this year…
Wisteria Pruning *
It is late Oct and we did not prune our wisteria once this year. The green vines are taking over the staircase railing. It has been a very warm summer and fall. Is it too late to cut back the…