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Comment on Keep Trimming! by Garden Grooming

Garden Grooming — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:53:28 +0000

Hey very good blog!! Fantastic.. I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also…

Comment on Who is Russell Combs Design? by Avery Crain

Avery Crain — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:30:16 +0000

Hi Russell – love the site. Your pictures and advice are very helpful to anyone who visits your website, regardless of backgroud in landscaping. Best wishes and much success in you design business.
Avery

Comment on Keep Trimming! by Russell

Russell — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:58:24 +0000

You can prune a lot of these things in the coming weeks. Wait until the lilac blooms in a few weeks then prune it. Don’t prune it too hard – it prefers to be left alone so just shape it right after the bloom. You can prune your privet, ligustrom, now and when it breaks dormancy, it will flush out new growth. Verbena? Maybe Viburnum? Tell me a little bit more about the plant so I know what type it is. There are lots of Viburnums, most bloom Spring to early Summer and can be pruned after they bloom. Wiegela can be pruned if it needs to be after the spring bloom but it forms a nice habit on its own so don’t shear it too much unless it has outgrown its home. Good luck!

Comment on Keep Trimming! by Ginna Bauhan

Ginna Bauhan — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:25:41 +0000

THANK YOU! I have Hellebores in my garden and never knew about pruning the leaves. Hobey came in after cleaning out the fireplace this afternoon & told me proudly he spread the ashes around our Hydrangeas. Our question – when should we prune our Privet (semi-hedge), Rose of Sharon, Lilac, Widgea, and tall Verbena (small tree size)? I always thought it was after flowering, is this wrong? The Rose of Sharon looks like I forgot to get to it last year (dried pods).

Comment on Spring Haircut by Ginna Bauhan

Ginna Bauhan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:05:09 +0000

Love your post! Once our snow melts off, we will be ‘weed eating’ ours away.

Comment on Prep for Hydrangea by Ginna Bauhan

Ginna Bauhan — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:08:30 +0000

Just what I needed – and we can recycle our fireplace ashes – I guess I can trim mine back (I usually wait until mid-March)!

Comment on Who is Russell Combs Design? by Ginna Bauhan

Ginna Bauhan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:20:40 +0000

I subscribed to “Your feed.” First time I have ever subscribed to a feed before! Looks great and I love your personal comments and the photographs!