It’s rare for deciduous shrubs to be shaped into formal hedges, but it is possible with some, such as barberry and privet. Pruning deciduous shrubs in spring immediately after new growth appears ...

The big "but" here is - but privet is grown for its screening and not for its blossoms. So sacrificing blossoms in the sake of pruning to keep the overall plant in good health and good size seems ...

All too often landscape shrubs become overgrown after many years of reflect. As a result they become ugly in form and need major pruning or replacement. This happened with six large privet shrubs ...

QUESTION: We have four overgrown privet bushes that we would like to murder! When can we cut them back to about 2 feet tall? ANSWER: All the way back to 2 feet might be a little too aggressive.

With a good pruning schedule you can keep hedges under ... Occasionally a hedge plant can die or become damaged through disease: if it's not possible to save the plant, wait until autumn and ...

Privet (Ligustrum species ... There is one very important thing to remember in pruning privets: The plant should be broader in shape as you do down the sides of the plant. Do not prune them ...