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The hedge cut

Hedges should really be cut regularly to keep them in shape. So that you don't get into trouble, you should adhere to the legal regulations for hedge cutting and not cut your hedge between March and September. At the Spierstrauch there are no special features compared to non-flowering hedge plants. He's not that easy to take offense with a radical cut.

Cut the sparaceous bush for the vase

Of the non-poisonous axillary shrub also looks good in the vase, but only when the flowers are open. Do not cut the sparrow until it has fully bloomed, because the closed buds will no longer open in the vase.

The pruning after flowering

Only those that bloom early sorts of the sparaceae are immediately after the Heyday cut back. In the case of late-blooming varieties, wait until the next spring, after the frost, to cut them back. Be sure to use a sharp one Secateursso that no bruised branches remain. Just like shoot stumps, these can lead to infections with fungi or the penetration of pests.

Cut off all sick and weak shoots and one of each intersecting branches. In order to thin out the sparaceous bush, shorten the oldest shoots to about 20 cm in length. If you like, you can give your sparrow a topiary. If this does not work out optimally, any mistakes will soon grow together again. You can use healthy shoots for cuttings straight away.

The essentials in brief:

• only cut fully blossomed sparrows for the vase
• Observe legal requirements when cutting hedge
• use sharp secateurs
• Do not squeeze branches
• do not leave any stumps
• remove all diseased shoots
• do not leave any crossing branches
• use healthy shoots as cuttings