tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post5997406588867664492..comments2023-10-15T09:15:34.099-05:00Comments on The Impatient Gardener: THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO GUIDE TO PRUNINGErin @ The Impatient Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14166660410287418037noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-68286523845487677142017-10-25T12:51:52.694-05:002017-10-25T12:51:52.694-05:00Love this! My passion has always been perennials, ...Love this! My passion has always been perennials, but I'm trying to incorporate more shrubs into my gardens, with the thought that they will be less work. I'm definitely not afraid to prune, but always worry that I'm not doing it at the right time. Now I won't worry. Thanks!Gingham Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06067419048443699966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-59998278168465742112017-10-25T10:07:15.162-05:002017-10-25T10:07:15.162-05:00Oh those damn deer! I feel your pain as we have a ...Oh those damn deer! I feel your pain as we have a lot of deer pressure in our yard too. For the last few years I've been using Messina's Deer Stopper (concentrated, then diluted in a pump sprayer) and so long as you reapply every couple weeks or after a super heavy rainfall, it works well for me. (I don't get it for free or anything, just a product I use and recommend.) Plantskydd also seems to work, but it smells terrible so that's why I prefer the Deer Stopper, which has a more pleasant odor.Erin @ The Impatient Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166660410287418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-79769372897424467652017-10-25T10:04:45.620-05:002017-10-25T10:04:45.620-05:00Hi Jill, it depends a little bit on where you live...Hi Jill, it depends a little bit on where you live. In warmer zones (maybe 7 and up) it is recommended that you prune in fall. In my garden I don't prune in fall (unless, say, a cane is flopping in the middle of a path), because I know I'll have some winter dieback and I find it best to deal with that before I start worrying about shape. I try to prune in spring just as buds are breaking, but I prune off anything that is truly dead ASAP regardless of the time of year.Erin @ The Impatient Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14166660410287418037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-46701156527321029492017-10-25T09:44:49.224-05:002017-10-25T09:44:49.224-05:00My roses are going like crazy. They've grown t...My roses are going like crazy. They've grown three two feet since August!! When is the best time to cut them back? They are all Knock-outs. Thanks for all your great tips. I read them all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049269001237411575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-52785531919325753872017-10-19T19:30:09.814-05:002017-10-19T19:30:09.814-05:00I have very little pruning to do, my unwelcome her...I have very little pruning to do, my unwelcome herd of urban deer are doing more than their share. Since they have finished pruning all my perennials, even those that according to plant descriptions they have no interest in, they have now moved on the my shrubs and are using the trees we planted this spring as rubbing posts, breaking off limbs, girdling the trees. I'll be lucky to have anything surviving when spring comes. What the deer miss the squirrels and rabbits have gnawed off. Nothing is safe. When I lived in the country, we never had deer damage, now I can't enjoy anything I plant. All summer they ate off all the flowers. We have a herd of 7 deer who claim our yard as their own. We come around to corner of our house and meet them coming from the other direction in broad daylight, look out to the end of our driveway, and there they stand. They eat my potted plants that are at my front door, sitting against my house. It's hopeless! Oh, for the problem of whether to prune in fall or spring. I long for the opportunity to make that decision. Wisconsin gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472689970343186689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-75566034408946573702017-10-19T09:42:10.868-05:002017-10-19T09:42:10.868-05:00I'm on the "too scared to prune for fear ...I'm on the "too scared to prune for fear of doing something wrong" team and have some really overgrown things that have SOS flags flying. However, you've changed that thought process for me with this blog. Worst case scenario, I kill it and start over. That sounds way better than looking at the ugly I have going on. So, thanks for that!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445442351446431724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-89465728587255304652017-10-18T15:08:33.111-05:002017-10-18T15:08:33.111-05:00I think the only rule I follow is doing it with en...I think the only rule I follow is doing it with enough time for new growth to harden off before winter. Mark usually does most of the pruning. I often touch up if I think he should have done more etc. Marisii is a stunning plant. We had one that was mature and massive and it died during a really bad winter. The loss of it gave us the impetus to do the stone steps and driveway wall. LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3801689446950623364.post-28120913763643882602017-10-18T13:41:54.011-05:002017-10-18T13:41:54.011-05:00Funny you should write this. I have been out snipp...Funny you should write this. I have been out snipping away. Mainly I have been snipping off dead, unruly limbs.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com