Remember those branches from my apple tree, that I put in a vase after pruning? I have apple blossom now!

Last week I did some pruning in my garden. I removed these branches from my apple tree, and was tipped by a colleague to put them in a vase. They're developing green tips! So, hopefully, I will also see some apple blossom later on

#pruning advice please! I thought this little #CherryTree was dead; is it too late to do a winter pruning? Our cold weather was about two week of frosty nights, last month. The buds are showing green, just.

Also, all the buds are at the very ends of the branches - *can* i prune them without starving it? Prune a fraction, maybe?

I’m trying to follow _Grow A Little Fruit Tree_, am at the 3rd year.

I have been pruning a little bit and have a couple more examples of how plants seal wounds and compartmentalise disease. The 1st one is a pruned branch where the disease was compartmentalised on white weeping mulberry. #horticulture #plants #pruning

I did something rather atypical for me (but very Dutch) and I'm rather pleased with the result. An elderly guy was mutilating his mature apple trees the way people do around here, so I stopped the bike and told him he was ruining his trees. Amazingly, he did listen to my explanation and tomorrow I'm going to help him! I working on old apple trees! #pruning #winter

An afternoon of dodging showers to start winter pruning with added bonus of snowdrops and scented sweet box. Here's my guide to late winter pruning:

https://www.mandycanudigit.com/2018/02/20/guide-to-late-winter-pruning-for-good-growth/

Some pruning required.

Here is River. They are the #WellandCommunityOrchard coordinator/educator for the 2025 Winter #FruitTrees #pruning #apprenticeship program - funded by local #FoodSecurity #nonprofit organization, #LifecyclesProject. Today was day 1 of the hands on apprenticeship learning program which runs for just over a month.

Here, River is giving a pruning saw demo on a dwarf apple tree.

Back from my social media break - a very happy New Year to all my followers! If gardening's on your agenda, here's an updated list of jobs for January, organised week-by-week. Bear in mind, this if for the UK! A little pinch of Viola Pot Pourri.

https://www.mandycanudigit.com/gardening-jobs/january-gardening-jobs/

Help shape #Sacramento’s future urban #forest at this free #pruning workshop - City Express https://sacramentocityexpress.com/2024/11/12/help-shape-sacramentos-future-urban-forest-at-this-free-pruning-workshop/

Discworld's death of branches.

I have a rosemary bush in Seattle that is leaning more and more into the public right of way (where all the light is). Shearing doesn't cut it any more; I need to prune it way back.

I know rosemary doesn't like hard pruning, but it's got a big stem and presumably likes the spot ... if I'm going to gamble on taking off 3/4 of it and maybe the rest will resprout, is there a season in which it's more likely to survive?

I would guess winter, when it isn't putting out any green growth.

#gardening #pruning #rosemary
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I have this plumeria that has made a decision I’m not sure is for its own good. If there are any #gardeners or #horticulturists out there, how does one go about #pruning or rectifying this lean? #flowers #plants #gardening #help

#Pruning shears & mini #sharpening stick. Must haves for tree pruning.

We had a great time #learning, at the Summer #pruning workshop at #WellandCommunityOrchard today.
We learned how to properly prune your #FruitTrees to control disease, enhance the flavour of your backyard harvest & make your trees more fruitful.

I ran into a woman who had also attended the plant based materials photo developing workshop the other day. We exchanged contact info so we can do more community learning events together, in near future.

It was too hot for me to stay for the volunteers work party this afternoon. I have to still work on ripping out more invasive white morning glory vines from side yard & backyard too. I'm taking a cool down break inside basement & heading back out to rip out, after. Going to upload a few nature vids from the heritage orchard park, while cooling down.

I'm a bit peopled out ATM & will get back to messages here, tonight or tomorrow. I have my first nature adventure with a younger volunteer tomorrow afternoon. We're going to one of my fave, nearby forest parks

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

Stephen's back with more details on deadheading!

Learn how pruning techniques are specific to climate and environment, and why in Southern California we cut below the 5-leaflet leaf when deadheading.

@TheHuntington #museums #pruning #gardening #climate

Hard afternoon in the garden, mowing the lawns (where it isn't to wet), pruned and cleaned most of the pots, planted Buxus in two rustic plant pots, cut back and cleaned the hellebores, admired shooting plants and early colours, before heading inside to read and get ideas on what I'm doing tomorrow
#gardening #blooms #planters #watering #pruning #cuttingback #mowingthelawn #tidyingup #clothesfreeliving #natural #naturalnudity #clothesfree #naked #nude #bodypositive #absolutlynormal #normalnudity

Started my #spring tidy yesterday, i.e. cutting back last year’s growth and spring #pruning. This is about half the material of day one waiting to be shredded for #composting. Several more days to go. I am going to need bigger composting facilities!
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