Pruning Group 9
Late Flowering Evergreens
Most established evergreens don’t normally need regular pruning and tend to be fairly low maintenance. These evergreen shrubs bloom in summer and late autumn on the previous or current year's growth.
When to prune -
Evergreens should be pruned back after frost has finished to avoid frost damage on new growth. Mid-spring
What to prune -
This group doesn’t need a lot of pruning
Hedge plants will need cutting/shaping regularly
Dead head flower that have gone over
Branches that are weak or spindly in order to promote stronger growth in others