I live in central Indiana and I have a wagelia bush and some others that I don't know what they are. I just moved here from Chicago last year. Plus there are alot of other perrenials that I am not quite sure what to do with. Can anyone out there give me some suggestions?
2006-10-01 03:02:28 · 8 answers · asked by Bogie Boy 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Right now is the right time dude. Get out there because I live in Indianapolis and I know the weather is right for you to do the pruning and cutting back stuff. That wagelia bush is gonna get big so that is the one that you want to pay attention to. I would wait until later in October to cut it back and when you do just cut back beyond the last bloom. Next year it will be huge. As fare as the others you still have a couple of weeks but you can do it now. Cut them back just a couple of inches off the ground. Good Luck and Happy Fall!
2006-10-01 03:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Maggie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you would trim the the shrubs twice a year.In the spring you cut the new growth off of the shrubs and in the fall around October to end of November you would shape them.As for the perennials trimming them the same time is great as well, i would suggest trimming the dead out of it through the year.It depends on what zones your in basically and I'm in 6,7.So it would be best to go to your local garden center and ask.
2006-10-01 11:36:27 · answer #2 · answered by Pretty Girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut back the perrenials when the leaves and stems start to look ugly - for the Weigela - it is spring blooming and should be pruned after blooming, along with these others:
Trees and Shrubs to Prune in Late Spring/Summer, After Bloom
Azalea (Rhododendron species)
Beautybush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)
Bridal Wreath Spirea (Spirea x vanhouttei)
Flowering Crabapple (Malus species and cultivars)
Forsythia (forsythia x intermedia)
Hawthorn (Crataegus species and cultivars)
Hydrangea, Bigleaf (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
Magnolia (Magnolia species and cultivars)
Mockorange (Philadelphus coronarius)
Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia)
Rhododendron (Rhododendron species)
Serviceberry (Amelanchier x grandiflora)
Slender Deutzia (deutzia gracilis)
Weigela (Weigela florida)
2006-10-01 10:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wanted to answer, but Caroline has it done for you just right. I too am from Chicago and now reside a little north of you. You are going to enjoy a longer growing season and you will have luck with some things that previously didn't work out. So go ahead and broaden your spectrum of plants, you'll be pleasantly surprised.
2006-10-01 10:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Detroit I trim my scrubs in fall after all berries are gone or dead and my perennials I just take all dead stuff away if want to take some away I transplant in a week or 2 good luck
2006-10-01 10:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by buffywalnuts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Now would be the time to winterize all your rose bushes (cut them back) and your perennials.
2006-10-01 10:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the first frost.
2006-10-01 10:47:46 · answer #7 · answered by bugear001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should just ask a local. They are there all the time and should know.
2006-10-01 10:22:20 · answer #8 · answered by hummingbird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋