Do not Prune Spring-Flowering Shrubs
Delay pruning spring-flowering shrubs until after they have flowered: otherwise the display of this year will be lost.
Delay pruning spring-flowering shrubs until after they have flowered: otherwise the display of this year will be lost.
Trees and shrubs can now be fed with a fertiliser: sprinkle it over the root area before hoeing into the soil surface.
Watch out for Phytophthora root rot: it can cause die back on mature trees and shrubs.
Many summer-flowering deciduous shrubs such as Hydrangea paniculata and hardy fuchsias can be pruned now.
Winter-flowering shrubs that have finished flowering can now be pruned.
Watch out for coral spot: this disease is often noticed while the leaves are off deciduous hedges, shrubs and trees.