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Showing posts with label Pruning. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pruning. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Leave Ornamental Grasses Alone Until Spring by Nancy Shepard

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  Ruby Muhly Photo: Plant Select As we see plants in our garden die off, some of us might have the urge to tidy everything up. One of the pl...
Thursday, July 29, 2021

Heatwave in the Garden: how to identify and prevent heat stress in plants

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 (Reposted from Oregon State University Extension June 2021) When a heatwave hits, plants may show the impact. Most plants grow best in te...
Monday, May 3, 2021

Prune lilacs soon after they bloom by Vicky Spelman

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Courtesy Pixabay The fragrance of lilacs is one of the most wonderful of springtime flowering shrubs. Lilacs are versatile flowering shrubs ...
Monday, March 29, 2021

Not So Fast! Gardening Tips for Early Spring by Donna Duffy

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Yes, it does feel a bit like Spring outside. And yes, there are signs of life in your yard and garden. As tempting as it is, don’t go ful...
Sunday, March 3, 2019

Time to Prune Apple Trees in Front Range Colorado by Carol O'Meara

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Carol O'Meara from Boulder County Extension gives us a hands on look at the proper way to prune an apple tree.  The time for pruning is ...
Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Pruning the Trees in Your Landscape by Peter Drake

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Photo courtesy thegardenerseden.com Accustomed, as we are, to regard trees as an integral part of our home landscape, we would do well ...
Saturday, January 27, 2018

Gardening Power to the People: Pruning Shrubs (Video)

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When is the best time to prune shrubs? It depends! If it's a spring-blooming shrub, wait until the shrub has finished its spring bloom. ...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Gardening Power to the People (Video) —Myth Buster: Dressing a Wound from Pruning

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If you are doing some spring pruning, don't bother with the wound dressings you will find at the garden centers! Save your money for pla...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Fall Pruning “Dos and Don’ts” by Audrey Stokes

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Mild fall weather may have you thinking about pruning shrubs and trees but it's better to wait until winter or at least until afte...
Monday, March 28, 2016

Pruning Considerations: Shade Trees in the Landscape by Sally Blanchard

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Photo by Donna Duffy It is tough to be a shade tree here in the Front Range! With periods of drought to record precipitation, blisteri...
Sunday, February 21, 2016

Growing Grapes for Wine? It's Time to Prune! by Donna Duffy

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John Crawford, photo by Donna Duffy My neighbor, John Crawford, is a fourth generation vintner. I recently asked him to share some adv...
Saturday, November 28, 2015

Protecting Trees From Heavy Snow by Donna Duffy

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Photo courtesy tree boss.net Winter weather has arrived and the snow is falling! Take precautions to avoid this kind of tree damage...
Monday, May 4, 2015

Spring Pruning of Roses by Donna Duffy

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Hybrid Tea Peace Rose before pruning Sharpen your pruners and grab your gloves – it’s finally time to prune the roses! In ...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Rejuvenation (“to make young again”) Pruning by Audrey Stokes

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Pruning photo Cyrus McCrimmon, Denver Post This article is an excerpt from the CMG Garden Notes publication Pruning Flowering Shrub...
Monday, May 5, 2014

Tending to Roses in the Spring by Donna Duffy

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It’s finally beginning to feel like spring! Your roses are probably showing signs of life again with canes turning green and leaf buds star...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Keep Those Summer Blooms Coming! by Carol King and Donna Duffy

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Late June and early July are rewarding times in the garden. The results of all the hard labor in the spring are beginning to be evident: ...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

Rose Care in the Spring by Donna Duffy

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Proper spring rose care helps ensure summer blooms! It's finally beginning to feel like spring! Your roses are probabl...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Growing Grapes for Wine? It's Time to Prune! by Donna Duffy

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My neighbor, John Crawford, is a fourth generation vintner who has been growing grapes for about six years in Colorado, and making wine s...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

It’s Time to Prune Your Summer Flowering Shrubs by Elaine Lockey

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Rejuvenation pruning on an older Potentilla. The one on the left needs similar work. Get out your pruners and loppers - it's time...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Comments on Spring Rose Pruning by Gardener Dave

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J ust a couple of paragraphs, repeated from my blog posting of May 12th, 2009,  “Spring Rose Pruning and Other Rosy Ramblings” : 1) Pruni...