Each week gardening expert Sabrina Hahn responds to The West Australian readers’ most pressing problems. This week she’s ...
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7 plants to prune in June – shrubs and trees to trim this month, with tips from an expert gardener
June is always a very busy month for a gardener. Whether it is planting, sowing, watering, feeding, or weeding, the to-do list quickly fills up. And, of course, you cannot overlook pruning. It is a ...
Q • The golden privet hedge in my backyard is 8 feet high with almost all the foliage at the top. What should I do to get the hedge down to a level of 4 to 5 feet? If I just cut it down to that level, ...
QUESTION: We have four overgrown privet bushes that we would like to murder! When can we cut them back to about 2 feet tall? ANSWER: All the way back to 2 feet might be a little too aggressive. I ...
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Prune these plants in July for more flowers, bigger harvests, and a better garden next year
Our in-depth guide to plants to prune in July, including early-flowering shrubs, perennials and annuals in flower beds, ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are ...
With its lustrous deep-green foliage, privet makes a dense privacy hedge or living fence. Some varieties also have golden foliage, while others may be variegated with gray-green mottling or even cream ...
I have a 54-year-old privet hedge that until recently has been growing very nicely on all sides. However, in the last two years, I have noticed that the sides are not growing new stems and are getting ...
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