It's time to sharpen your tools
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Winter is time to prune your dormant trees and roses. Pruning during winter reduces stress on the plant. Pruning in winter is also easier when you can see the structure of the tree without any leaves, helping to identify branches that are crossing over, or damaged.
Come springtime, it is very satisfying to watch a plant that you pruned in winter come back in with so much vigour and strength.
We have noticed amongst ourselves and our customers that there are those who love to prune and chop everything within an inch of it’s life, and those who are very conservative. It can seem scary to cut off so much of a plant, and almost seems unnatural. But we promise you, most plants will reward you if you give them a trim, and you will soon be excited to get those secateurs out and get to work!
We've written some tips on the basics of pruning, so if you are new to it, this is a good place to start. Of course you can always call us or drop in and ask one of our team if you have a question about a particular plant. Or if you have tools that you need sharpened we can help you with that too!
(Note: you may notice we haven't included fruit trees in our pruning guide. We will cover that in detail in our next newsletter so stay tuned!)