With so much growth starting in the garden this month, it's an impoi'tant time to prune. March sees a dramatic increase in both day length and tem]oerature, coaxing plants out of dormancy. Buds burst open as sap moves up through the bi'anclies and, once this growth begins, the i.")lant is committed to producing new siioots. So. by pruning now. before growth begins, you can direct this burgeoning energy into useful gj'owth.Left unpruned. many shrubs simply grow bigger each year until their stems not only become tall and gangly, but spread and sag under their own increased weight. Added to this, woody plants tend to produce flowers at the tips of their stems, so they'll beout of sight on overgrown shrubs.
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