Pruning

[bluebird34]

Am I too late to have the shrubs in my garden cut down please

[malagabob]

I dont think so bluebird34. Sometimes I have cut mine down, taking advantage of a nice sunny day to work in the garden Jan, Feb, March. Maybe a more experienced gardener may have different views. Is it a particular shrub?

[Tilly2]

Don't cut down anything that's flowering or has berries. Most othershrubs which have finished flowering can be trimmed and shaped.

[bluebird34]

Thank you both its not any one, its all of them so I'll get someone in to do them for me - can't manage myself any more unfortunately xx

[SlackAlice]

No, not too late. Some of mine still have leaves and are not quite dormant yet.

Probably do mine in the next two weeks.

[Clanad]

Here, in the western U.S., these sunny days and cold nights before the approaching winter are the best time to do pruning. I just finished pruning our plethora of roses and covering them for the winter, as well as pruning back some apple trees. As Tilly as stated, if you have some late flowering shrubs, one must wait until seasonal dormancy sets in, but here that was at least a month ago...