Sentence examples for if you prune from inspiring English sources

Ideally, if you prune out one-third of the canes each year, your shrub will keep blooming vigorously.

If you prune in the early spring, you will get abundant leaves but almost no smoke; the flowers (and subsequent seed stems) are borne mostly on year-old wood.

It is, in fact, very easy to ignore flowering quince once it's done blooming, but you will get more of the lovely spring flowers if you prune lightly every year to encourage the growth of new wood.

Pruning cuts made now will see sap pushing out and rejecting the bacteria rather than drawing back, which is what happens if you prune when the tree is in dormancy.

The Ministry of Justice has a bad record of introducing policies without understanding the outcomes … You can prune and prune and prune [from the justice system]; however, if you prune too much there is a danger you kill the tree that produces the fruit for that stronger economy.

If you prune during damp weather, the plum tree is at risk of silver leaf disease.

If you must prune in the winter do so only to remove unhealthy growth.

If the water's got you "pruned," dry off in a luxurious terrycloth robe and slip between the triple-sheeted linens for a rest.

If you use pruning shears or scissors to remove cuttings, cut the stems slightly below your desired cutting point.

If you radically pruned a neglected lilac last winter, regrowth should be thinned: reduce the new shoots produced last spring and summer to two or three strong stems on each of the old stumps.

If you're pruning a plant larger than 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter you may need a hand or electric saw as well.