Top Tips

1

To maintain the upright habit of Viburnum bodnantense cut back some of the older stems to encourage new growth from the base of the shrub.

2

The shrubby winter honeysuckles can be pruned to maintain a bushy habit by reducing long shoots and thinning out older, congested stems.

3

Sarcococca doesn’t tend to need too much pruning, but it can be reshaped if it produces some long growth and some old stems can be cut out.

4

When mahonia has flowered the old flowering stems can be cut back hard into the main framework of the shrub to promote strong growth.