All the things I showed in this video either don't have showy flowers or bloom later in the year. Early and mid spring flowering shrubs should be pruned after they flower using similar strategies
Hi Jim, I live in England and of all the plant videos that I subscribe to , I have to say that your's just suits me the best , good down to earth knowledge ,easy going approach , just absolutely love it , makes me want to go outside with the pruners , keep up the good work and don't ever change your approach 👍👍👌👌
Jim I have been pruning this way for years. I love the way you show how those longer thicker branches should be cut deeper into the shrubs. Excellent learning video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Jim on these pruning tips. I use to be afraid to cut off anything on a plant. Now I realized that pruning is to shape or rejuvenate a plant so it’s always beneficial no matter what.
Exceptional pruning lesson Jim & Stephany - you can tell that someone who knows what they are doing is BEHIND the camera as well as INFRONT of the camera. I FINALLY understand how to do natural pruning!!!
Since following the Horttube channel I've been applying this type of selective pruning to my garden lately. After using a hedge trimmer on my large Forsythias for the past few years I realized that where I made a superficial cut at least two or three branches would develop within weeks. This year I'll be pruning them as shown on this video since I am not too concerned about flowers. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent demonstration video! You & Steph are wonderful teachers to the gardening community. I’m in zone 8b, Foley, AL and picked up some plants at Lowe’s; sticker said it was grown at Flowerwood Nursery. I remember the video you did there.
Great video! Such a good job showing the benefits of hand-pruning. I don't even own hedge shears. I hand prune everything....even boxwoods (3 large and 6 small). I just prefer that more natural, less-formal look.
Selective hack job is what I’ve come to call it as initially it doesn’t always look good. Then of course for meatballs it’s a formal job and for regen it’s a whack it down job
Really enjoy your channel.. interesting and informative ..hopefully your bringing new plant lovers along.. Your show reminds me of gardening by the yard ..ol HGTV show. When HGTV was actually a gardening channel.. appreciate all your work.
THANK YOU for this. I don't like the perfectly manicured look. I want it a little wild without looking over grown and a mess. I've asked so many people but no one really had answers for me.
Thank you for this video! I love shrubs like forsythia, but so many people just top them or make them square and I don’t love that look. I think they are far more beautiful with their natural habit. Now I know how!
Some people are scared of pruning, but it is necessary for the maintenance and health of the plant. I sometimes get carried away. It's good to stop and take a step back before you butcher it . Fortunately, they usually recover and you can't tell you gave it a bad haircut.
Wow. That was really helpful. I was really clueless on pruning and have made some pretty bad choices in the past. Thanks for showing it up close-just what I needed!
So inspiring and helpful as I prune, mostly young trees. It is interesting that you use so many what arborists call reduction cuts-pruning back to a lateral or what was secondary, subordinate growth-instead of "meatball" rounding, the tree equivalent of topping. Your shrubs do end up looking looser and more natural, which I also like.
Thank you Jim. I’m a visual learner so that was very helpful for me. Now if you had some fruit trees you needed to prune that would be great! I can look at books or Professor Google all I want and it doesn’t help, so thanks again. Even old farts can learn something new. ❄️💚🙃
Shucks- I just yesterday pruned my crepe myrtle before I knew that this was out. I guess that I will have to wait at least a year to give it the natural look! 😉
Timely video! Thank you..I cleaned some stuff already but waiting a bit longer to do any pruning...so much looks dead after the arctic blast we had in East TN and I'm not so sure they are yet!
Just in time as I start to tame my "chaos garden" failed experiment ( i would just take native seeds and make fertilizer balls with the seeds in them and chuck them randomly around the yard) and give it a cleaner but still natural look. Getting warmer here in Georgia, so I'm gonna be busy the next few weeks, I think. Thanks for these tips!
Hey Jim. Are you going to do a pruning video of your weeping redbud (I forget which variety you have)? I have a Lavender Twist that the squirrels gave a couple of very bad haircuts to as they were looking for good nesting material in fall of 2021 and spring of 2022*, so the nice perfect shape I had going is a little out of whack. Also, it likes to layer itself making pruning a little complicated. *problem solved now I hope, since we've blocked a nearby overhang they were wanting to nest in and there are no big trees very close by
I’m itching to chop off some rogue branches from azaleas and a Florida sunshine illicium but I’m also itching to try some layering propagation so I think I will hold off 😊
I have a yellow twig dogwood zone 5 Indiana. , I have never pruned it and it is tall and stretching , would it be best to take all the way to the ground ? It is at least 6-7 feet tall thanks for your videos
Mr. Jim what if the knock out roses are in full new growth, im in east tx zone 8b. do I still prune them. I love watching yall, i have learned so much in the last 2 years watching ya'll.
I've inherited an old Camellia on the corner of my newly purchased home. The old landscapers pruned it like a meatloaf or Twinkie. It's pretty tall around 9', stretching above the gutters. I'd love to prune it back hard and more natural. Does anyone know if Camellia's bounce back from a heavy pruning?
This was so informative. I feel that I am ready to go out and start my pruning. My only concern is that my weather is so unpredictable in my Zone 7 Maryland garden. Last Saturday we had temps in the teens. This week we are going up into the low 60s. I'm not sure when to start my pruning. Should I wait until March when the chances of these wide swings in temperatures are less probable? I'm afraid that if I prune too early and we have a really cold snap, it would cause damage to my shrubs.
May this channel cause fewer plants to be meat-balled! You are changing home horticulture. Now if the landscapers would find better use for their hedge shears lol. It hurts me to see Camellias & Azaleas sheared into something less than a pretty shrub.
All the things I showed in this video either don't have showy flowers or bloom later in the year. Early and mid spring flowering shrubs should be pruned after they flower using similar strategies
Hi Jim, I live in England and of all the plant videos that I subscribe to , I have to say that your's just suits me the best , good down to earth knowledge ,easy going approach , just absolutely love it , makes me want to go outside with the pruners , keep up the good work and don't ever change your approach 👍👍👌👌
Thank you so much for following along!
Loved how you and Steph got right down in there with the camera so we could see very clearly where you were clipping!!!
You remind me so much of my Dad. He loves gardening too, although he’s slowing down a bit due to age. It just feels so homey watching your videos. ❤
Jim I have been pruning this way for years. I love the way you show how those longer thicker branches should be cut deeper into the shrubs. Excellent learning video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you Jim on these pruning tips. I use to be afraid to cut off anything on a plant. Now I realized that pruning is to shape or rejuvenate a plant so it’s always beneficial no matter what.
All forsythia owners......watch this video, pronto. Then proceed after blooming. Thanks, Jim!
Thanks for watching!
Glad you discussed pruning natural shape
Jim,
I would love to see a video on pruning grape vines.
Exceptional pruning lesson Jim & Stephany - you can tell that someone who knows what they are doing is BEHIND the camera as well as INFRONT of the camera. I FINALLY understand how to do natural pruning!!!
Steph is a great videographer!
Thank you for this video, I am always worried about trimming my plants. I learned alot with this video. 💯
Everything I needed to know for my bushes thanks when how etc ♥️🇬🇧
Every time Jim talks about pruning shrubs, I mysteriously crave spaghetti and meatballs lol!!
I think it's amazing the time you and your wife take to make these videos so that people can learn. Thank you both so much!!
Since following the Horttube channel I've been applying this type of selective pruning to my garden lately. After using a hedge trimmer on my large Forsythias for the past few years I realized that where I made a superficial cut at least two or three branches would develop within weeks. This year I'll be pruning them as shown on this video since I am not too concerned about flowers. Thank you for sharing.
Excellent info, Jim! Exactly the type of "natural look" pruning that we try to do. Gives confidence to watch someone else do it!
Excellent demonstration video! You & Steph are wonderful teachers to the gardening community. I’m in zone 8b, Foley, AL and picked up some plants at Lowe’s; sticker said it was grown at Flowerwood Nursery. I remember the video you did there.
Great video! Such a good job showing the benefits of hand-pruning. I don't even own hedge shears. I hand prune everything....even boxwoods (3 large and 6 small). I just prefer that more natural, less-formal look.
Scared to every trim sunshine illicium it is so gorgeous and grows so slown
Thank you for the video Jim! I'm a new homeowner in Raleigh and these are helping me create my dream garden. 💚
Late summer here in Australia, binge watch your videos and this is up there with the best. Thanks to you both.
Selective hack job is what I’ve come to call it as initially it doesn’t always look good. Then of course for meatballs it’s a formal job and for regen it’s a whack it down job
Really enjoy your channel.. interesting and informative ..hopefully your bringing new plant lovers along..
Your show reminds me of gardening by the yard ..ol HGTV show. When HGTV was actually a gardening channel.. appreciate all your work.
One of the best pruning videos I have ever seen. Thank you!
THANK YOU for this. I don't like the perfectly manicured look. I want it a little wild without looking over grown and a mess. I've asked so many people but no one really had answers for me.
Thank you Jim and Stephany. ❄️💚🙃
I literally just transplanted one of my Florida Sunshines from deep shade to early half day direct sun. ✌️
Thank you for this video! I love shrubs like forsythia, but so many people just top them or make them square and I don’t love that look. I think they are far more beautiful with their natural habit. Now I know how!
Some people are scared of pruning, but it is necessary for the maintenance and health of the plant. I sometimes get carried away. It's good to stop and take a step back before you butcher it . Fortunately, they usually recover and you can't tell you gave it a bad haircut.
Thank you, Jim. Your photos with explanations are very helpful "how tos". Thank you, thank you!
This was a needed video for me
Thank you Jim and Steph
Wow. That was really helpful. I was really clueless on pruning and have made some pretty bad choices in the past. Thanks for showing it up close-just what I needed!
So inspiring and helpful as I prune, mostly young trees. It is interesting that you use so many what arborists call reduction cuts-pruning back to a lateral or what was secondary, subordinate growth-instead of "meatball" rounding, the tree equivalent of topping. Your shrubs do end up looking looser and more natural, which I also like.
Great information!
Thank you! Very helpful video~
Great timing for me!!! I have a bunch of overgrown shrubs to trim and will follow your directions!.
I'm learning so much from these pruning videos! Thanks again!
Been looking forward to these pruning videos👍
Thank you for following along!
Thank you Jim. I’m a visual learner so that was very helpful for me. Now if you had some fruit trees you needed to prune that would be great! I can look at books or Professor Google all I want and it doesn’t help, so thanks again. Even old farts can learn something new. ❄️💚🙃
This is the strategy that I strive to use, but I must say it is particularly tricky with exochorda, forsythia, philadelphus and weigela…
Don’t you just love the art of pruning?! 👍
Very much!
Thank you, Jim! This was very informative.
Can you show how best to trim or prune a large (4x4) Rosemary? 7b
Shucks- I just yesterday pruned my crepe myrtle before I knew that this was out. I guess that I will have to wait at least a year to give it the natural look! 😉
How do you prune your perennial hibiscus? Cut it to the ground?
Very informative video! Thanks for all you and Stef do!!
Timely video! Thank you..I cleaned some stuff already but waiting a bit longer to do any pruning...so much looks dead after the arctic blast we had in East TN and I'm not so sure they are yet!
Another great teaching! Cannot wait until I have something’s to prune 😊
Just in time as I start to tame my "chaos garden" failed experiment ( i would just take native seeds and make fertilizer balls with the seeds in them and chuck them randomly around the yard) and give it a cleaner but still natural look. Getting warmer here in Georgia, so I'm gonna be busy the next few weeks, I think. Thanks for these tips!
this is so helpful!!!! love your content ❤
Hi Jim - Do you ever plant the bigger stems you had pruned? I have difficulty putting them in the burn pile.
Asking if you can do azaleas the same? Is it ok to do that now?
Hey Jim. Are you going to do a pruning video of your weeping redbud (I forget which variety you have)? I have a Lavender Twist that the squirrels gave a couple of very bad haircuts to as they were looking for good nesting material in fall of 2021 and spring of 2022*, so the nice perfect shape I had going is a little out of whack. Also, it likes to layer itself making pruning a little complicated.
*problem solved now I hope, since we've blocked a nearby overhang they were wanting to nest in and there are no big trees very close by
Thank you for this pruning tutorial! Very informative and timely.
Great pruning😊 looks so good, thanks
Show how to prune Azalea plants. I know not to prune until after they have bloomed.
I’m itching to chop off some rogue branches from azaleas and a Florida sunshine illicium but I’m also itching to try some layering propagation so I think I will hold off 😊
I have a yellow twig dogwood zone 5 Indiana. , I have never pruned it and it is tall and stretching , would it be best to take all the way to the ground ? It is at least 6-7 feet tall thanks for your videos
What kind of plant is that? I love that golden color!
Mr. Jim what if the knock out roses are in full new growth, im in east tx zone 8b. do I still prune them. I love watching yall, i have learned so much in the last 2 years watching ya'll.
I've inherited an old Camellia on the corner of my newly purchased home. The old landscapers pruned it like a meatloaf or Twinkie. It's pretty tall around 9', stretching above the gutters. I'd love to prune it back hard and more natural. Does anyone know if Camellia's bounce back from a heavy pruning?
This was so informative. I feel that I am ready to go out and start my pruning. My only concern is that my weather is so unpredictable in my Zone 7 Maryland garden. Last Saturday we had temps in the teens. This week we are going up into the low 60s. I'm not sure when to start my pruning. Should I wait until March when the chances of these wide swings in temperatures are less probable? I'm afraid that if I prune too early and we have a really cold snap, it would cause damage to my shrubs.
I have read, for trees at least, if pruned plants have 10 days before deep cold socks them, they are fine.
Good information 👍
May this channel cause fewer plants to be meat-balled! You are changing home horticulture. Now if the landscapers would find better use for their hedge shears lol. It hurts me to see Camellias & Azaleas sheared into something less than a pretty shrub.
Why wouldn’t you cut the other tall branches on the illicium to the level of the base plant?
Because it would look like a pancake
Exec lent info
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I'm new to your channel . = )