PRUNING
Give ceanothus a spring trim
Use a smaller pair of shears if you want to produce a finer, more topiary-like effect on your ceanothus
Ashley Edwards
shows you what to prune in the garden this month
Ceanothus was never my favourite plant, but then I realised why. All I had been seeing was badly pruned specimens in car parks! Left unpruned these plants become leggy with the bright blue flowers borne on top, out of sight, with the rough, twiggy growth underneath at eye level. To get the best out of your ceanothus, prune once a year, as soon as flowering finishes. This allows the plant time to put on next year’s flowering growth.