The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring ...

Prune hardy fuchsias back hard in spring ... are usually grown in a permanent spot in the ground as a specimen shrub or climber. Some, such as Fuchsia magellanica, can be grown as an informal hedge.

Pruning your clematis can keep growth in check or help shape the vine, but doing so at the wrong time or incorrectly may cause a reduction in blossoms. Here, our experts explain the best ways to ...

The fuchsia plant (Fuchsia magellanica) is a long-lasting ... You can achieve this by avoiding overcrowding your plants, pruning the leaves regularly, and making sure never to water your fuchsia plant ...

An unpruned grapevine can look like a tangled mess of random vines to those new to pruning grapes. However, grapevine pruning is actually quite straightforward, if you keep in mind a few basic ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, ...

Five things to do in the garden this week: Perennials: Hummingbird fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) never stops blooming. As long as you live in a frost-free zone, you can grow it and although it may ...

They need little care other than occasional pruning when they become ... Hummingbird Fuchsia or Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) flowering in the small town of Birr, Central Ireland.Federica ...

Like many other plants on this list, hardy fuchsias (Fuchsia magellanica) also benefit when their stems are left standing through the winter to shield their crowns from the cold. That being said, if ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The days are getting longer and it’s starting to feel more believable that spring is ...

magellanica can be pruned quite hard in spring or left to form larger shrubs like we have in Perch Hill’s Oast Garden,' adds Josie. 'These only require minimal pruning to promote flowering.' If you ...