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LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 50
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 11:18 am: |     |
We're planning on having some landscaping done (mostly just the planting of shrubs/plants), and wondered if there's a right time or wrong time to do a project like that. Is it best to do it in the Fall before the frost or wait until Spring? Does it make a difference? |
mtierney
Citizen
Username: Mtierney
Post Number: 377
Registered: 3-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 1:07 pm: | |
Fall for sure. Spring planting runs the risk of lack of rain and heat before plants take hold. |
alison
Citizen
Username: Alison
Post Number: 45
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 18, 2003 - 2:28 pm: | |
BUT--keep in mind that certain shrubs may be harder to find in the fall. |
Frank Eagan
Citizen
Username: Frank_eagan
Post Number: 7
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 1:15 am: | |
Can you plant shrubs or trees during July-August or do you have to wait until Fall?
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Chief Bangs-head-on-desk
Citizen
Username: Java_drinker
Post Number: 241
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 10:52 am: | |
Is there a good time, or bad time to prune back shrubs that are overtaking the front of my house? Can I do it any time or is the summer bad or what?
Any help is appricated. |
tjohn
Citizen
Username: Tjohn
Post Number: 1598
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:59 am: | |
The best pruning time varies by species. For spring flowering shrubs, you should prune after they bloom. For fall flowering, you can prune in the spring. Privet can be pruned at any time. However, I seem to get the best results with privet by pruning heavily in February or March only so that the foliage is nice and full during the growing season.
I suppose that pruning during a drought is ill-advised. |
Redsox
Citizen
Username: Redsox
Post Number: 294
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 8:55 am: | |
plant shrubs in the fall for sure,
plant prices drop significantly after labor day |
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