Trimming Perennials in the Fall Many plants and shrubs shouldn’t be pruned until winter. However, some perennials do better with a fall trim. Often the cold weather after the first frost makes these plants become unattractive and their condition invites disease and pests. The diseases and pests stay with the plants throughout the winter and
Read More >Hedges and Trimming in the Late Summer By the time the end of August rolls around it’s time to look at trimming down your hedges. They really won’t continue to grow enough to make any additional trimming necessary as the fall rolls around. The one possible exception would be conifers; conifers may need an additional
Read More >Off with Its Head! Summer in Kansas City is hot, dry, and long. As it gets hotter one of the things to remember is to trim the faded flowers from the plants (deadheading). It’s vital to trim off the fading and dead flowers off the bushes, such as your rose bushes, because this prevents your
Read More >What about Pruning in the Winter? Bush Trimming in Kansas City three reasons why to do it: to reduce the size of the Bush; to maintain a desired shape for a particular plant/tree; or to improve the appearance of the plant. Naturally, you should prune to remove dead or diseased plants or branches to improve
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