Pruning Workshop: Plants & Practices

Saturdays, March 8 & 29 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and Fridays, April 11 & June 13 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Prevent damage and promote healthy plant growth through this four-part series spanning winter to early summer with the Gardens’ Arborist and IPM Specialist, Garth Welch. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to basic pruning objectives and practices, and show you how to effectively apply these methods through the growing season to specific species, from dormancy to active growth. Opening topics covered will include plants and plant physiology, pruning objectives, dormant pruning, and pruning tools; later sessions will cover hydrangea pruning, pruning flowering perennials and shrubs, and conifers.

Class level: Beginner-Intermediate

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Saturday, March 8

Part 1: Introductory Pruning

• Objectives of Pruning
• Plant Physiology
• Dormant and Summer Pruning
• Pruning Systems
• Pruning Cuts
• Pruning tools

Saturday, March 29

Part 2: Dormant Pruning

• Pruning Fruit Trees
• Removing deadwood
• Willow pruning
• Structural Pruning

Friday, April 11

Part 3: Hydrangea Selection, Pruning and Care

• Hydrangea cultivars, pruning, and pests

Friday, June 13

Part 4: Spring and Summer Pruning

• Pruning spring flowering shrubs
• Pruning late summer flowering perennials and shrubs
• Conifer pruning