Marigolds can produce sap when cut or handled. This sap can cause skin irritation if it comes into contact with exposed skin, so always wear gloves when handling marigolds. When to Prune .

Evergreens and hedges can be pruned now. All shrubs and hedges should be tapered so the lowest branches are longest and get gradually shorter as you go up the shrub.

Overgrown deciduous woody shrubs can be heavily pruned this month and up until new growth begins in spring to rejuvenate them. Start by removing all the dead wood.

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need ...

They can be pruned to a single trunk, like a miniature tree, by removing the lower side shoots that have been damaged. Garden centers sell these tree-shaped hydrangeas.

Q: What can I prune in the fall? Is it just summer blooming plants? — Felix from Youngstown A: Fall pruning seems to be a common task. I hear it more and more from homeowners. But it is not the ...

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Or you can try and determine what is dead and prune now. This would make the plant smaller and easier to cover should we have additional severe freezes. Starting high in the plant, ...

Geraniums generally should be pruned in September, cutting back as much as two-thirds to remove old growth and weak branches and to shape the plant, but you must leave some green showing.