If you're not sure when a climber or wall shrub is best pruned, a useful guide is to prune spring and early summer-flowering plants when their blooms fade. Those flowering in late summer usually ...
Consider these categories of shrubs: deciduous, evergreen, spring flowering and summer flowering shrubs. January is ideal for pruning deciduous shrubs, including the popular roses (hybrid teas ...
Summer-flowering shrubs like butterfly bush and certain hydrangeas benefit from hard pruning in mid-winter for a "better vegetative and floral display". The pruning required for these plants ...