I always feel better when my shrubs are looking well maintained.

Sep 25, Shrubs that bloom on current season’s growth, or that do not produce ornamental flowers, are best pruned in late winter to early spring. Examples of these include: Rose of Sharon, Japanese spirea, butterfly bush, blue mist spirea and; burning bush euonymus. Pruning during the spring allows wounds to heal quickly without threat from insects and disease. There is no need to treat pruning. Apr 23, The best time for pruning depends upon the plant. Trim early-spring flowering shrubs right after they bloom.

Clip summer flowering plants in winter or early spring. Trim nonflowering plants after new growth has completely formed. You can do light trimming Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Prune shrubs that don’t flower in spring, including rose of Sharon, crape myrtle, hardy hibiscus, butterfly bush and Peegee hydrangea.

Place pruning cuts to shape plants and thin shrub interiors. In the coldest areas, you should ideally wait to prune summer bloomers until all danger of frost has treenotch.bar: Julie Martens Forney. Apr 20, DO Prune Flowering Shrubs at the Right Time of Year Spring-flowering shrubs, such as lilac and forsythia, develop buds that will trim bushes spring the following year during the Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

You probably already know just how fast shrubs grow and start to look messy. If you wait too long, your shrubs will start to become an eyesore. Pruning less of the plant but more frequently is by far the best for the overall health of it. We recommend every other month, which comes out to be five times per year.