April 3, 2010

Santolina chamaecyparissus pruning time

We can do no great things, only small things with great love. ~Mother Teresa






Pruning Cotton Lavender now makes it looking better for the rest of the year. Even cutting back very short will do no harm - it will be fine. Next pruning time comes in August.


Look how much I have pruned it last year -- >> Santolina pruning 2009

3 comments:

Sheila said...

Mine is just starting to bloom! I will wait until after bloom to cut back!

Babara said...

A few days ago I also pruned my santolinas and lavenders back....and this time I really pruned hard so that I'm wondering whether it wasn't too much. Let's wait and see. If the weather doesn't turn to winter temperatures, it should be ok. Otherwise I have to buy new plants ;-(!
Happy Easter to you with hopefully nice weather (here it is raining and cold),
Barbara

Ewa said...

Sheila,
if it starts to bloom, the best time to prune it is end of summer - I wonder where are you located.

Barbara,
I used to prune them really hard in March - no cold stopped them from turning back :)
Happy Easter to you too.
I am lucky this time - Western Poland is having snow/rain, mid Poland (me) is having beatiful sunshine and spring weather.

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