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- Plant new fruit trees and bushes by the end
of the month or this year's flowering will be affected.
- Prune roses by removing half to two-thirds
of the previous year's growth, but do not worry about cutting to a
bud. Use a hedge-trimmer if you have a lot of plants. Trim rose
hedges to size. Cut down one or two stems to ground level to
encourage new growth from the base.
- Mulching to retain soil moisture and
suppress weeds. Any plants that have been heavily pruned over winter
need feeding and a generous mulch.
- Look for good varieties of camellia (e.g.
'Anticipation' and 'Donation') forsythia (e.g. 'Lynwood' and Spring
Glory') and flowering quince (e.g. Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson
and Gold' and 'Pink Lady') which will all be in flower at garden
centres now.
- Prune Mahonias once flowering is over by
removing dead flowers and the top ring of leaves. This will
encourage branching and more blooms.
- Prune shrubs grown for their winter bark.
Cut back willows and plain-leaved dogwoods to ground level. Prune
variegated dogwood (Cornus) by removing one stem in three.
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