With all plants, do you need to prune them, or is there some that you can just cover during the winter months?

Question

having quite a time as there are so many people with so many different ideas on which to prune, which to cover or put in dark place during the colder days in winter-------------do you have some advise for me..thanks?

Answer 1

it would be easier to help you if we knew where you live and what plants you have to prepare for winter.... not ALL plants need pruned now... not all plant SHOULD be pruned now.... few plants EVER HAVE TO BE pruned, it's just if you want or need to for some reason.....

like, forsythia and azalea for example... you would not prune them now, cuz that would cut off the flowers for spring....

a red-twig dogwood you wouldn't trim now, either, cuz you'd be removing the best part of the plant, the red branches!...

if you are in the south, you'd not want to prune hedges or hollies now, cuz that will make them grow new sprouts and those sprouts will be still too tender to make it thru a heavy frost....

if you're in a cold northern, you might want to put covers over hydrangeas... or add extra mulch to the perennial beds....

you may bring in geraniums or set them in the cellar to keep....

see, there's all kinds of ways and plants and ideas, so we really need more info from you.....