The shrub can recover from this hard renovation pruning, but there will be no flowers or fruit on the new growth that sprouts that year. It is beneficial to mulch around the shrub after hard pruning.

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I am tired of pruning my overgrown barberry and Spirea shrubs in my front landscape. What would you suggest for replacement shrubs that will stay under 4 feet without pruning and keep their leaves all ...

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Size: The rounded shrub grows to be 10 feet tall and 7 feet wide when mature. Care: Once established, wintergreen barberry is drought tolerant. It will respond well to pruning and shearing, and ...

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It is low maintenance, and other than the occasional pruning, it resists deer and disease, which makes it ideal even for the amateur gardener. But that toughness is why the barberry considered a ...

Sometimes a garden shrub grows too large for its site. It may have long branches blocking a walkway or window. It may be shading out other plants or getting wider and taking over a bed.

Basic Shrub Pruning Techniques. Well-pruned shrubs and trees are a hallmark of a carefully tended yard or garden. Posted ...

Gardeners fall into two camps when they think about pruning. One group can't wait to get their hands on a pair of pruning shears and start carving, and the mere thought of pruning strikes fear in ...