You should cut back these garden plants in February - for a blooming spring

We are still in winter, but it is not far until spring. So it is definitely itchy in your fingers to make your garden fit, right? A targeted pruning helps many plants to drive out healthy and strong - but not every plant is happy about the scissors. Read here which shrubs, trees and perennials should now be cut and what you have to pay attention to.

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Many plants are still in winter rest - this makes February the perfect time to cut them back without much stress. In addition, the branches and branches are often still leafless, so you can easily see which shoots should be removed and there are hardly any active pests or fungi that could penetrate open interfaces.

Important: Make sure that it is frost-free on your cut day.

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These plants now benefit from the pruning

1. Fruit trees

Apple, pear and quince trees are happy about a cut in February. Remove dead or crossing branches so that more light comes into the crown. This not only promotes the health of the tree, but also a better harvest in summer.

2. Berries bushes

Raspberries and blackberries need a pruning so that they wear many sweet fruits in summer. Remove old rods that have already worn fruit directly above the ground. Johannis and gooseberry bushes also benefit from a clearer so that air and sun come to the new shoots.

3. Summer flowering shrubs

Shrubs that only bloom from summer put their buds on the new wood. So you can cut them back strongly now. This includes summer lilac (Buddleja), panicle hydrangeas and beard flowers. Cut it back to 30 to 50 cm above the floor. Don't worry, they quickly run out and reward you with a lush bloom.

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4. Rosen

A pruning in the late winter (at the end of February, early March) helps roses to drive up vigorously. Cut out old, dried or weak shoots and shorten the rest by a third. You should only carefully light out climbing roses.

5. Lavender

So that lavender stays nicely bushy, cut it back by a third to the end of March at the end of February to the end of March. Make sure not to cut into the old wood, otherwise it is difficult to strive again.

6. Ornamentals

You should shorten decorative grasses such as pampas grass or lamp cleaner grass between mid -February and early March so that the new stalks can start nicely in spring.

Tips for the perfect pruning

1. Cutting on frost -free days to avoid frost damage to the plants.

2. Use sharp garden scissors (Shop here at Baldur-Garten*) To achieve clean cuts and not to injure the plant.

3. Pay attention to the pairs of buds: Set the cut above an outward nipper.

4. Remove the sick or dried shoots radically to prevent diseases.

5. Attention in hedges: According to the nature conservation law, a radical pruning is banned between March 1 and September 30 because birds nest during this time.

Sources & further links:

• My beautiful garden
• Garden journal
• Hagebau

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