Comments on: How to Prune Heath and Heather http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/ Helping you take joy in creating and maintaining the garden of your dreams... in the Pacific Northwest Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:50:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fall Heathers for Autumn Color | North Coast Gardening http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/comment-page-1/#comment-2219 Fall Heathers for Autumn Color | North Coast Gardening Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:55:59 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=292#comment-2219 [...] says that in mid-summer when they begin looking a little shaggy with all their deadheads, we should shear off the dead flowers and trim into the foliage just a bit, and they’ll be back to finish out the season with more [...] [...] says that in mid-summer when they begin looking a little shaggy with all their deadheads, we should shear off the dead flowers and trim into the foliage just a bit, and they’ll be back to finish out the season with more [...]

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/comment-page-1/#comment-561 Genevieve Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:34:17 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=292#comment-561 Hey Roxanne, Depends on the variety. I've had some luck cutting Ericas to hard wood (just wood, no leaves). If you have a Calluna or Daboecia, though - neither of them responds well to hard pruning, and if they are woody inside to where it is ugly, I'd just replace them. They often get woody like that if they aren't pruned every year after bloom, and sometimes that happens in time even with a yearly shearing. If you don't know what kind you have, try doing a google image search or looking at the heather society website for photos and guidance in identifying them. Or email me a good up-close photo (my email's on the contact page) and I can tell you. Hey Roxanne,

Depends on the variety. I’ve had some luck cutting Ericas to hard wood (just wood, no leaves). If you have a Calluna or Daboecia, though – neither of them responds well to hard pruning, and if they are woody inside to where it is ugly, I’d just replace them. They often get woody like that if they aren’t pruned every year after bloom, and sometimes that happens in time even with a yearly shearing.

If you don’t know what kind you have, try doing a google image search or looking at the heather society website for photos and guidance in identifying them. Or email me a good up-close photo (my email’s on the contact page) and I can tell you.

]]> By: roxanne http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/comment-page-1/#comment-552 roxanne Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:07:44 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=292#comment-552 i have 4 heathers that need the same haircut, but mine are flowered on the tips with green but are dead wood like at base, "have been that way for 2 seasons", they just get taller and taller, no green at base like yours. can i still cut and get a beaty next year? i have 4 heathers that need the same haircut, but mine are flowered on the tips with green but are dead wood like at base, “have been that way for 2 seasons”, they just get taller and taller, no green at base like yours. can i still cut and get a beaty next year?

]]> By: Genevieve http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Genevieve Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:29:45 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=292#comment-77 Thanks Aerie-el! I definitely learned a lot on that first video - the ones I'll be posting soon have a lot less background noise. We definitely get a lot of "interesting" characters in this town! LOL. Thanks Aerie-el! I definitely learned a lot on that first video – the ones I’ll be posting soon have a lot less background noise.

We definitely get a lot of “interesting” characters in this town! LOL.

]]> By: Aerie-el http://www.northcoastgardening.com/2008/11/how-to-prune-heaths-and-heathers/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Aerie-el Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:12:56 +0000 http://www.northcoastgardening.com/?p=292#comment-75 Nice tutorial video! Your camera person did a great job focusing on the topic and subtlety moving the camera shots away from the dude who seemed to want to be featured in your video. I linked to you from C.L.'s 'Whole Life Gardening' blog. <abbr><em>Aerie-el’s last blog post..<a href="http://gardeners-roost.blogspot.com/2008/12/perspectives.html" rel="nofollow">PERSPECTIVES</a></abbr></em> Nice tutorial video! Your camera person did a great job focusing on the topic and subtlety moving the camera shots away from the dude who seemed to want to be featured in your video.
I linked to you from C.L.’s ‘Whole Life Gardening’ blog.

Aerie-el’s last blog post..PERSPECTIVES

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