. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. THE PRINCIPLES OF PRUNING 75 will be effective in producing strong, young shoots that will bear flowers and more healthy foliage. When shrubs are growing too vigorously and need to be reduced in size, the pruning should be done before the flower buds have formed. For instance, all Spring flowering shrubs (Golden Bell, Bridal Wreath, Japan Quince, etc.) should be pruned soon after they have finished flowering, by simply removing old wood to keep the bush open and to force the production of more flowering branches. Other shrubs, such a
. The complete home landscape. Landscape gardening; Gardens. THE PRINCIPLES OF PRUNING 75 will be effective in producing strong, young shoots that will bear flowers and more healthy foliage. When shrubs are growing too vigorously and need to be reduced in size, the pruning should be done before the flower buds have formed. For instance, all Spring flowering shrubs (Golden Bell, Bridal Wreath, Japan Quince, etc.) should be pruned soon after they have finished flowering, by simply removing old wood to keep the bush open and to force the production of more flowering branches. Other shrubs, such as the Hydrangea, which bloom late in Summer or Autumn, should be cut back in early Spring, as they flower on the branches that are produced that year (Fig. 76). Still another group, typified by the Lilacs, need never be pruned beyond the point of the removal of dead and very old, scraggly branches; it is safest to do this just after the flowering :i:: (u. :'i^fc:^v/-- :K(2S B Fig. 75.—Where to prune flowering shrubs. The old wood (A) and"the injured branches (B) need most and first attention. Then proceed to the necessary shaping of the vigorous growth. As a rule, prune just after the plant has bloomed. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jennings, Arthur J; Johnson, Leonard H. New York, A. T. De La Mare
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