Sentence examples for pruning flowers from inspiring English sources

In addition to pruning flowers just past their peak, prune those that are already dead.

To stimulate root growth, farmers prune flower buds but leave either one pod on each plant or select a few plants dedicated to seed production.

He sits out front, on an upturned bucket, and prunes flowers that he sells in a sidewalk display.

And of course, planting something that isn't hardy, and pruning the flower buds right off because you don't understand a plant's life cycle, are, unfortunately, much too common.

Pruning after flowering has occurred can weaken the plant and limit its yield.

In the suburbs of New Jersey they were beaten repeatedly, while neighbours pruned their flowers and mowed their lawns.

The ideal time to prune spring-flowering shrubs is soon after they bloom.

Dead-heading, or pruning off old flower heads, promotes the production of more flowers.

The shoots are typically pruned once flowering is over.

And it is a prolific grower, sending up vines 20 feet in one season, so unlike spring-blooming clematis, which should be lightly pruned after flowering, this one can be whacked back to the first or second bud on each main stem.

Take care not to prune any flower buds off the plant unless you need to thin out the amount of fruit the plant is developing.