More Of What’s Happening In My Garden Proof that there is hope for the Sweetgum tree I learned that I can’t judge a winter’s toll until June, and even then it remains to be seen what a tough summer may inflict on the garden in general and shrubs and trees in particular. Here is what […]
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Plant Fads: Mugo Pines and Stella D’Oro Daylilies
Fashion in gardening is not a bad thing in itself, but it is shortsighted, and that is not very advantageous when working with something that has a potential lifespan longer than your own.
Today People Are Looking For… Mugo Pine Info
When Should I Prune a Mugo Pine Today people are looking for information on how to prune a mugo pine. That is the Google interpretation of what people want from this garden journal. The Answer to Your Quandary It is just a little too late to be asking that question. New Pine growth is shows […]
Time to prune Mugo pines
Pruning this Shrub I started the other day: hand pruning the Mugo pines by cutting off the new candles midway down. Neglected it the past few years and my -now- small trees are spreading more than I like. So I just started snipping and finished 3/4 of one and will get them both done this […]
Mugo Pines: When to Trim and Prune
Don’t trim or prune your mugo in the fall. That is the short answer. Pines will stop growing from the points at which you prune off their branches
Pruning Your Mugo Pine
Don’t Butcher Your Pine The Mugo gets large when left unpruned. This shrub is now about 6 feet tall I have to make this small entry, to save someone out there from the butchering their mugo pines, as once seen in my neighborhood. On the other hand, if you don’t keep up timely pruning (done as […]
