Perennial Plant Pruning - Making New Plants

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

Not only are y'all brilliant garden folks but also amazingly gifted at doing the videoing, editing, etc. The plant names pop up perfectly and blurbs, too. You both are just wonderful with your detailed, fabulous, entertaining information.

[@JimPutnam]

Thank you so much!

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

@@JimPutnam you're very welcome! I'm rather addicted now to y'all's videos, lol. I'm learning so much.

[@MilesSherry]

The concept of woody stems being trimmed for mulch in the garden is brilliant and will save me so much work. I’ll be pruning lots of Salvia, Rock Rose, Butterfly Bushes and other woody plants by next month and they’re staying in place. Love it! 💚

[@judymckerrow6720]

Compost in place. That’s usually what I do. ❄️💚🙃

[@s.barlow7062]

What a treat for the birds to build their nests.

[@HoosierDaddy_]

THANK YOU. Newbies like me keep hearing about pruning correctly, but nobody ever shows us exactly how to do it! Your videos have really done wonders for my hobby and made it fun again!

[@ramgiberson7180]

Hello Mr Jim Putnam and Stephany ,spring is coming ,ye eee. That is what I am doing too Cleaning time. Hello to all gardening friends

[@glendapeters8899]

I've started doing the "Jim Putman method of self-mulching" since I've been watching your videos. So easy to cut it into smaller pieces. No point in burning it all like I used to do.

[@daritxlin]

I enjoy watching your videos. They are so informative and the added visual instructions are a plus. Great team work!

[@Carl-iw9sy]

Being in zone 6 these late winter videos give me time to plan for next month. Now when it comes to fall videos I better get to it right away! Thank you Mr. Putnam.

[@judymckerrow6720]

Thank you Jim & Stephany. ❄️💚🙃

[@JimPutnam]

Thanks for watching!

[@terriebutler6737]

I agree Jim. We need some what of a break and winter time provides that. My garden doesn’t look all that great either. Can’t wait till spring 🌺

[@katiekane5247]

I've got a front bank a little steep that fronts the road. I take those long dead stems & toss them there. They help seed it and tend to end up crosswise which helps hold leaves to improve that area. Fun to find volunteers popping up there as it's too steep to keep manicured.

[@judymiddleswart9350]

Very timely for me I pruned back some stuff in my back bed and man do I have lots more to do... thanks Jim for giving me the umph and know how of what to prune!!! Want to get ahead of it now before I get too overloaded in spring!!

[@sabrinamyneni1455]

I heard that it’s good to leave those hollow stemmed plants until spring because many insects like to overwinter in the stems. Many native bees like bee balm stems and raspberry canes for example.

[@katiekane5247]

If you compost them in place like Jim is doing, it just changes their orientation. Probably be just fine.

[@heatherw.2751]

I love the sound of good, sharp pruners!

[@EverydayKindaGuy]

I can't recall if it was on this property or not but there's some plants you did 3-5 years ago that I'd love a re-visit on to see how they grew out. Some Viburnum. Some kind of vine against a tree. There's been several that I'd always wondered how well they fared.

[@katieking6845]

Yes winter good wedding vines

[@sirhop111]

Once again, high quality content. Way to go guys.

[@trace9657]

I feel the same about winter. I still have my lemon grasses up - and I let mine get really large and treat them as ornamentals (they are cheaper than many ornamental grasses). Of course they are annuals and are one of the first things to go during the early frost, but I like the dead look in the colder months. We didn't get snow so they have pretty much held their fountain form. I use those leaves and the dead daily lily grasses as mulch too.

[@n0nitwitz]

Very interested to see how you rake out leaves and what you take out before mulching.

[@saradensham1364]

Thank you for all your useful tips. I live in the uk and don’t want a compost heap so garden waste is either collected or taken to the local tip. I would have never thought about chopping up the stems to make mulch or under planting with bulbs 😊

[@myragooden8667]

Wish I was your neighbor.

[@ashleighnelson512]

Ah yes, the fall ephemerals 😄💚

[@jamieraible9946]

How do you sharpen your hand pruners? Mine are dull. Thank you!

[@TheLivingBackyard]

Jim tosses the salvia cuts and me trying to catch some 😂

[@kfowler193]

I need to do this chore too! Waiting for a dry sunny warmish day! LOL! Also in your zone. I have a question about shrubs with hollow stems. Is it not still too early to prune those because we will still have freezing weather. I was thinking of waiting another couple months to prune my butterfly bushes.

[@Kelly-wb9yn]

I love that you keep your perennials labeled. I'd love to do that. What labels do you use and how do you attach them? Do you just write with permanent marker?

[@margarethill234]

Would you give advice about liriope pruning in one of your upcoming videos? Should these be pruned like grasses? Thanks!

[@JimPutnam]

It will definitely be in the grass like plant video. Spoiler. Just take a weed eater to them anytime now

[@margarethill234]

@@JimPutnam Thank you! I am learning so much from your videos. You are doing a great service to all of us beginning gardeners out here!

[@8helenjhouston8]

Thank you sooooo much for the slow and show!!! Any hints on sharpening tools would be appreciated.

[@katieking6845]

Making mulch rake

[@katieking6845]

I like chopping it up and using leaves as mulch

[@ThreeRunHomer]

What about hibiscus? Cut it down to a few inches like these other perennials?

[@rachelsgarden]

Correct! Hibiscus will grow from the ground up 😊

[@dorindajenkins7825]

🙋

[@marythomson3229]

I have a large Bridal veil Spiorea that needs to be pruned back. What is the best technique and when should that be done? N Alabama 7b

[@pozzee2809]

Jim, how do you keep your Joe Pyeweed from spreading?

[@GardenMinistry.]

My Lambs ear looks green but mostly mushy. Should I cut it down to the ground as well? Zone 8a.

[@nicolegolczynski]

Thank you for the great videos. I am also in 7b. When would be a good time to move a hydrangea and azalea to another location?

[@christophernorris8064]

Great info! Augusta zone 8a here--I have a couple of large sago palms (5ft?) by the pool--that December deep freeze really got them, so all the fronds are mostly a lovely shade of tan. Only a few bits of green remain, and mostly "underneath" something. Is it a gone-er, or should I trim it all back and start afresh? (*I had heavy pruned it after 20 years last spring to get all the pups and shape it upward with only a few rows at the top part...which it loved.) Thanks!

[@coinkydink3984]

Do you have sprinklers on all those plants or drippers? Your yard looks really interesting. Thanks for the vids.

[@jeanninemorgan3526]

Hi, Jim. Question about the bulbs planted under perennials: do the perennials have to be herbaceous? I’ve been curious if I could plant bulbs under a ground cover like Asian jasmine and the like or will they not get the sun they need? Thanks!

[@dianearnold1604]

Do you leave leaves in flowerbed and put mulch or pinestraw on top

[@JimPutnam]

Yes. I do them out if they are super thick

[@corneliusg.3353]

@HortTube with Jim Putnam oh you answered her but when I asked you told me to go back and watch another video which was a lazy response on your behalf!!

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

I need to get in the garden but here in the UK it’s freezing 🥶

[@kso808]

Good to know about cutting back peonies in the autumn, which I do. I have a question about pruning Burning Bush, which I don't believe I've ever pruned. They're currently about 8 feet tall. Would I be able to prune them back to about 4 feet tall and they would survive? Thanks.

[@jennifermcduffie6889]

Which perennial flower seeds don’t flower at all the 1st year? Also, do you fertilize your perennials before applying the mulch in late winter/early spring?

[@jesswalks765]

Canterbury Bells

[@rbthegardennannyllc4219]

Do you know if you can cut Yucca leaves like you cut the Iron plant if the leaves look like they are damaged like the Iron plant? I like how you show you can mulch with the old plants stems and branches.

[@Al-ImprovEd2022]

Anyone know, When can I cut the lower branches of my tea olives which are about 10’ ? And make them look tree form. Thanks

[@suegoetz1221]

Love those pruners you are using. What are they?

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

Would you recommend pruning 20 osmanthus fragrance planted 2.5 years ago that have barely grown?

[@JimPutnam]

You can tip prune them some and see if that will stimulate some new growth this spring.

[@Allisillusion-z3f]

@@JimPutnam Thanks, Jim! I know you're super busy so your reply is so appreciated:)

[@susanrosenberg7115]

@@JimPutnam sent you an email request to talk to garden club in Southeastern NC near Wilmington. Live your videos, and my group would love an in-person discussion. Please respond.

[@rachelhall4808]

Question: Do you not mulch on top of leaves? Why or why not?

[@JimPutnam]

I do mulch right over the top, but I thin the leaves if they are super thick.

[@rodneyspringer5352]

I wish I was your neighbor !

[@karenschwartz5209]

👍🙂

[@helenmccracken929]

Thank you Jim! This is so helpful to the sustainability minded gardener. we @portridgegarden in Louisburg are doing exactly what you detailed in this video