9 Plants You Should Prune in Late August to Keep Your Garden Healthy
As we approach the end of the summer season, the care of your perennial plants in your garden becomes of great significance. However, reckless pruning could do more harm than good to your plants. Expert gardeners Sam Niemann and Bruce Hellerick, who emphasize that plants should not be cut back to ground level until the period when the flowers will dry up and stop growing, have shared the correct pruning guide for the end of August.
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9 Plants You Need to Prune at the End of August
You can achieve a second blooming before autumn and maintain a tidy appearance in your garden with the correct pruning techniques for these plants:
Daylilies: After the blooming is over, follow the dried stems down to the base of the plant and cut them 57 cm above the ground.
Salvia (Sage etc.): Trim the top third of the tired-looking plant to clean off the wilted flowers; avoid cutting from the root.
Tickseed (Coreopsis): Prune the top third of the plants that have lost their appearance to refresh them; you can leave the ones with a good form until the end of autumn.
Shasta Daisy: Follow the stem under the wilted flowers to the second leaf and cut just below it. This process triggers a new blooming about a month later.
Catmint: Remove the long, thin stems and prune the outer 10-15 cm of the plant to encourage it to bloom again in the autumn.
Hardy Geraniums: Encourage new flower formation by cutting back overgrown or irregular branches to the main stem.
Butterfly Bush: Promote the development of side shoots by following the dead flower stems to the 3rd or 4th leaf behind them and cutting there.
Roses: Cleaning off wilted flowers and keeping the size under control triggers a fresh blooming period in the autumn.
Yarrow: Prune the wilting parts to tidy up the messy appearance and achieve a second blooming period.
5 Plants You Should Definitely Avoid Touching in Late August
A wrong cut made during this period can completely destroy the flowers of the plant next year or its root nutrition:
Hydrangeas: August is their most glorious period. Leaving the flowers on them throughout the winter not only protects the plant but also presents a visual feast.
Black-Eyed Daisies: They should not be touched as they are in full bloom, the pruning process should be left to the beginning of spring.
Lilacs: They bloom on old branches. Pruning in August destroys next year's flowers; pruning should be done as soon as flowering ends in spring.
Chrysanthemums (Mums): They do not get pruned during this period as they are getting ready to bloom in the fall. Shaping should be done at the beginning of summer.
Peonies: Green leaves transfer energy to the roots. The leaves should definitely not be touched, dried stems should only be cut 7.5 cm above the ground at the beginning of spring.
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