http://blog.gardora.net Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/d3c1a524a7d5f33aa5c524a633cf2f49?s=96&d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://blog.gardora.net http://blog.gardora.net/2009/12/15/prune-climbing-roses-2/ http://blog.gardora.net/2009/12/15/prune-climbing-roses-2/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:12:21 +0000 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/?p=1750 ]]> Did you already prune climbing roses? First remove dead, diseased or dying branches, then tie in any new shoots.

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]]> http://blog.gardora.net/2009/11/01/grow-bulbs-for-christmas/feed/ 0 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/30/prune-apple-and-pear-trees/ http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/30/prune-apple-and-pear-trees/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:06:10 +0000 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/?p=1378 ]]> Prune out any dead, dying or diseased shoots on apple and pear trees that are affected by canker or other diseases.

]]> http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/30/prune-apple-and-pear-trees/feed/ 0 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/29/climbing-roses-2/ http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/29/climbing-roses-2/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:58:31 +0000 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/?p=1374 ]]> Climbers are sold with much longer shoots than other roses: these should not be pruned except to remove damaged growth.

]]> http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/29/climbing-roses-2/feed/ 0 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/23/planting-deciduous-shrubs/ http://blog.gardora.net/2009/10/23/planting-deciduous-shrubs/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:38:20 +0000 Gardora http://blog.gardora.net/?p=1324 ]]> Did you plant deciduous stocky shrubs? On planting cut back leading shoots and sideshoots by one-third.

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