Satisfying Pruning of Evergreens - Camellias, Abelia, Conifers, Hollies, Illicium

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  • Satisfying Pruning of Evergreens - Camellias, Abelia, Conifers, Hollies, Illicium - In this video I go over how to prune evergreen leafy plants and conifers in the late winter garden.
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  • @basanteena
    @basanteena 5 місяців тому +8

    Jim, can you teach us how to care for our tools? Clean and sharpen them? Thank you.

    • @ALee-xf2vm
      @ALee-xf2vm 5 місяців тому +2

      That would be so helpful!

  • @sheilakethley5351
    @sheilakethley5351 5 місяців тому +5

    As I drive thru the neighborhood the voice in my head: meatball! meatball!

  • @ibizablonde
    @ibizablonde 5 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for helping us be better gardeners.

  • @nadaferris5928
    @nadaferris5928 5 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for the tip on chasing down the spiky growth on the evergreens!

  • @kathrynmettelka7216
    @kathrynmettelka7216 5 місяців тому +2

    Love pruning because it’s a creative art. It makes a major difference in the landscape.

  • @Anirras-got-a-bergenia
    @Anirras-got-a-bergenia 5 місяців тому +19

    to help visibility in the algorithm 😂.

  • @ljenkins7317
    @ljenkins7317 5 місяців тому +1

    Hubby and I are on a pruning mission today. This video is perfect!

  • @kathleenjacobs9815
    @kathleenjacobs9815 5 місяців тому +2

    Fantastic video, perfectly timed for my Atlanta garden. I’m a 40 year gardener, but pruning still intimidates me. Headed out the door with my pruners and shears. Thx again!

  • @marygriggs2138
    @marygriggs2138 5 місяців тому +4

    Jim, I always pick up something useful. You and Steph are incredible! Thank you for sharing.

  • @sammysworld5485
    @sammysworld5485 5 місяців тому +2

    Hi Jim. This was a much needed tutorial video. Appreciate the info. Now I can go out in my garden this week & confidently do the same. Thank you thank you thank you. ❤❤❤

  • @cindym6065
    @cindym6065 5 місяців тому +5

    A descriptive term/verb? that is now stuck in my brain for life, meatballing.....Thanks!? All kidding aside, it is a perfect term for its purpose. Thanks for another meaningful video!

    • @lindavee8639
      @lindavee8639 5 місяців тому

      My environmental hort professor called them meatballs or “Roundy Moundy”😅. Stay away from the meatball unless that’s the look you’re going for!

  • @LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica
    @LifeHomeandGardenwithAnaRica 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for all the garden tips!

  • @frazercollins9559
    @frazercollins9559 5 місяців тому +1

    Was I the only person distracted the whole video by how amazing that Rosa's Blush Blueberry looks right now?

  • @judymiddleswart9350
    @judymiddleswart9350 5 місяців тому +1

    AGAIN ANOTHER GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO! ❤

  • @denisewax5396
    @denisewax5396 5 місяців тому +3

    Great video, so helpful👍😊

  • @katiekane5247
    @katiekane5247 5 місяців тому +2

    Just had a contractor take our overgrown Burford Hollies back. Some were 20' tall and so overgrown, full of mold and pests. Had to be done!

  • @patriciablancopena4581
    @patriciablancopena4581 5 місяців тому

    I looooove the pruning videos! Thanks!!

  • @sheilatullo1952
    @sheilatullo1952 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for all the information

  • @lynamsden7681
    @lynamsden7681 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for explaining your process for pruning Abelia. I have struggled with keeping mine in check and maintaining that natural look in the past, so this was extremely helpful.

  • @parsley7894
    @parsley7894 5 місяців тому +1

    Very helpful video. Thanks Jim.

  • @8helenjhouston8
    @8helenjhouston8 5 місяців тому +1

    Super helpful pruning video about - Florida sunshine illicium, Leanne Cleyera and night light chamaecyparis! Thank you. Please also show Dragon Prince Cryptomeria. I have some die back and want to know how hard I can prune them.

  • @debrabray8855
    @debrabray8855 5 місяців тому +2

    Great content

  • @emmalavenham
    @emmalavenham 5 місяців тому +5

    Thank you for sharing! Hoping you will also share when/how you tackle conifers that are trees, particularly in privacy screens. My understanding is that trees like Arborvitae need to be tip pruned to keep them full (or the trees will thin). But is that just the new growth? I would not hesitate to prune a globose shrub, but a tree? That is what I think is most intimidating…

    • @missdeeva2266
      @missdeeva2266 5 місяців тому

      We shear our green giant arborvitea and Carolina Sapphire trees. Not a big haircut though

  • @TheAndreawixson
    @TheAndreawixson 4 місяці тому

    I was trying to count how many times you said “meatball” 🤣🤣🤣 JK
    Thanks for always sharing valuable content 😊

  • @irma_brenton
    @irma_brenton 5 місяців тому +4

    Nice right in time. Thank you Jim & Steph @horttube

  • @MickF04
    @MickF04 5 місяців тому

    I've become a big fan of Abelia . Kaleidoscope was our first Abelia. We've noticed they tend to lose leaves more in the colder weather than our Miss Lemon and Radiance. Not sure if it's related to the limited amount of green in Kaleidoscope's leaves. We've also found out we prefer mixing Kaleidoscope with other Abelias rather than just mass planting Kaleidoscopes together. We have Miss Lemon next to a Kaleidoscope, and we also have Radiance next to a Kaleidoscope. The contrast of the Abelias really stands out in our yard.

  • @lisahenning4504
    @lisahenning4504 5 місяців тому +1

    My Florida sunshine illicium does that too! I thought they were in too much shade but maybe they just do that

  • @stephaniesharkey3538
    @stephaniesharkey3538 5 місяців тому +1

    Thx Jim & Steph!

  • @user-em4jf6xj4r
    @user-em4jf6xj4r 5 місяців тому

    Obligatory "the deer munched on my illicium" button here; lol you said and I immediately said "hey!" :)

  • @kaychaney6102
    @kaychaney6102 5 місяців тому +1

    So helpful. Thank you!

  • @joycearthur5244
    @joycearthur5244 5 місяців тому +2

    Thank you, can you show birds nest spruce and mugo pines?

  • @LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard
    @LindasFlowersandVegetablesGard 5 місяців тому

    Thanks for all tips on gardening!

  • @cynthiarintye5254
    @cynthiarintye5254 5 місяців тому +1

    Very helpful.

  • @veronicaglover3387
    @veronicaglover3387 5 місяців тому

    I want to know what that car is in the driveway. I've searched and searched the net and cannot find it. I love it. Thanks for your video.

  • @dylan8285
    @dylan8285 5 місяців тому +1

    The vitex tree in the background is screaming at me to be pruned hard like a hydrangea standard would be 😂

  • @debbiesampath1179
    @debbiesampath1179 5 місяців тому +1

    Can you propagate Florida ilicium from cuttings?

  • @nadia_rem8511
    @nadia_rem8511 5 місяців тому +2

    Jim, do I need to cut off browning/bronzing or frost burn on my conifers? Can i just leave them and they will green up again? My upright yews get looong leaders and i cut them to get it to thicken but it just grew long leaders again. Should i leave those long leaders on the yews?
    Have you heard of "cloud pruning"? Have you tried that method? Do you know any easy topiary forms?

  • @David-wc5wr
    @David-wc5wr 5 місяців тому +2

    If you didnt trim the abeila which I call Amelia badeila lol would it just catch up with itself with the spikeyness like will it just be bigger eventually? Also any idea where I can get straight species?

  • @rachelsgarden
    @rachelsgarden 5 місяців тому +1

    Great pruning video! Illicium would be such a pretty groundcover. My Rose Creek Abelia need pruning this spring. Do you recommend removing crossing branches on Abelia?

  • @user-nz6uf6ms1m
    @user-nz6uf6ms1m 5 місяців тому

    Would now be a good time to drastically prune a cleyera in zone 8A? Would like to take it down about 12”. Thanks for your help!

  • @frandavis8687
    @frandavis8687 5 місяців тому +1

    Your shears. What brand are you using? I have 2 pairs of bad shears and need advice.

  • @kso808
    @kso808 5 місяців тому +1

    Jim, am I right that you live on a dead-end street? I just noticed this recently, in a couple of recent videos. I live on one as well.

  • @marionallen2222
    @marionallen2222 5 місяців тому

    🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 yes! I need to do this too!!! Do you need to cut them so they branch out and get bushier? I hate to cut my boxwoods back down but they are just stringy looking lol

  • @wanderwoman4695
    @wanderwoman4695 5 місяців тому +1

    Take to make the cuts!!!

  • @MickF04
    @MickF04 5 місяців тому +1

    When you prune "spiky" branches toward the center of the shrubs, like you did with the Abelia and Camellia Sasanqua, does this also encourage new internal growth that helps the shrubs maintain a full look? I'm guessing some evergreen shrubs will sprout new growth from your pruning cuts and some won't.

  • @2HimTru
    @2HimTru 4 місяці тому

    Hello Jim Putnam! We live in Zone 7 Greater Atlanta Area. We planted a host of Japanese Cleyera to become a hedge on the slope of of our large backyard years ago. The tall plants are not doing well and are looking very thin. What do you recommend we do to reverse this such they look thick and vibrant again? Thanks.

    • @2HimTru
      @2HimTru 4 місяці тому

      By the way, can the pruned Japanese Cleyera cuttings be rooted? If so, how can those cuttings be properly rooted to propagate the plants? Thanks.

  • @naturegirl7777
    @naturegirl7777 5 місяців тому +1

    ...I have a Sunshine ligustrum that almost doubled in size, since planting it last year. [MD, now 7a] I loved its natural wispy look, but I ended up meat-balling it yesterday. Doesn't look too nice/is boring! Fingers crossed new growth'll sprout out, and I do that only once yearly, to keep it in bounds. 🥴🤞🤷🏼‍♀️👩🏼‍🌾💚 =^..^=

    • @kevinbranch7010
      @kevinbranch7010 5 місяців тому +1

      I do this 2x annually and it more than bounces back.

    • @naturegirl7777
      @naturegirl7777 5 місяців тому

      @@kevinbranch7010 (...thanks for the reassurance!...) 🥴🥲👩🏼‍🌾💚 =^..^=

  • @jennetteojeda5792
    @jennetteojeda5792 5 місяців тому

    💙👍🏻💙

  • @marionallen2222
    @marionallen2222 5 місяців тому +2

    The deer ate all my leaves off my camellias!!! 😕😕😕😕😕 are they gonna come back out you think? Those stinkers!!!!

    • @frandavis8687
      @frandavis8687 5 місяців тому +1

      Me too! They have even been eating my azaleas. I use “Deerstopper” which works well until rain washes it away.

    • @marionallen2222
      @marionallen2222 5 місяців тому

      @@frandavis8687 oh great I need to get some of that!!!! They are awful!!! they ate my roses too omg I hope they don’t get into my azaleas 🌺

  • @lisapremo9327
    @lisapremo9327 5 місяців тому

    When do you use a hedge trimmer?

    • @JimPutnam
      @JimPutnam  5 місяців тому +2

      I have three gas hedge trimmers, but I don't really have a need in this house. The old house had 100 foot lines of things and I used them then.

    • @lisapremo9327
      @lisapremo9327 5 місяців тому +1

      @@JimPutnam you’re making me feel like a wimp! Lol

  • @mattlloyd9054
    @mattlloyd9054 5 місяців тому +1

    Jim buddy, I cringed on the nightlight hinoki couldn't have did it. Lmao you plant abuser....as if I'm not. I destroyed my 2 large fernspray hinoki and you explained exactly why I destroyed them with the nightlights neighboring hinoki. Do you think a weeping yaupon holly would make it zone 6A in a sheltered spot. Im growing needle palms and sabal minor in a sheltered spot with no problem. You think their location would be a spot? They say we're now 7A but we're not due to winter winds and desacation. I mentioned my palms for comparison for their cold tolerance and the limits of zone pushing I can do. That said I can't grow a windmill palm which is number 3 in the cold hardy palm groups tolerance.

  • @urchinsushi2041
    @urchinsushi2041 5 місяців тому

    SUMMER BLOOMING CAMELLIAS??? 😳😳😳

  • @pjgoolesby4584
    @pjgoolesby4584 5 місяців тому

    😂

  • @judymckerrow6720
    @judymckerrow6720 5 місяців тому

    Thank you Jim. ❄️🫠💚🙃