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      • Hardscape Design
      • Made in the Shade
      • Perennial Border Pizzaz
      • Seasonal Displays
      • Container Magic
      • Rain Gardens
      • Creating a Sense of Place
    • Fine Garden Maintenance Services
      • Pruning
      • Invasives Removal
      • Dividing and Transplanting
      • Weeding
      • Deadheading and Staking
      • Edging and Mulching
      • Leaf Shredding
      • Brush Chipping
      • Compost Bin Building & Tending
      • Preserving Mature Landscape Plantings
    • Landscape Installation Services
      • Landscape Planting
      • Hardscape Installation
      • Purchasing and Delivery
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      • Soil Sampling and Amending
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      • Organic Disease- and Insect-Control Strategies
      • Special Seasonal Services
      • Special Care of Roses
      • Tick & Mosquito Control
      • Air Spade Service
    • Consultation Services
      • Property Evaluation
      • Site-Specific Plans
      • Garden Coaching
      • Recommendations for Complementary Services
      • Curb-Appeal Audits
      • Your Complimentary 15-minute Phone Consultation
  • Portfolio
    • Landscaping a New Home
    • Improving a Retaining Wall
    • Creating Green Screens
    • Building a Fire Pit
  • About Us
    • Service Areas
    • We’re Hiring
    • Priscilla Hutt Williams, President and Founder
    • Reese Crotteau, Plant Health Care Manager
    • Kimberly Kuliesis, Operations Manager
    • Deanna Jayne, Designer
    • Community Service
    • Resources
    • Staff Resources
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Daily Archives: May 23, 2019

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Basic Tips for Rose, Hydrangea and Clematis Pruning

Plants, Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening UpdatesBy Bernadette GiblinMay 23, 2019

It’s time to prune summer blooming plants! The roses, hydrangeas and clematis seem to top the list. I’d like to share a few tips: Roses: Prune only in dry weather as many diseases are spread through rose foliage Prune above an outward facing bud for best new growth Thin out weak, contorted, crossing or dead…

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