Nandinas Gone Wild

A few weekends ago we took on the two Nandinas next to the pool.  They had gone wild and we needed to rein them in.  So we got out the loppers and started cutting


After

Even though we had pruned them a bit last year, they had begun to grow into one of the bananas and our dogs' pass through.  Long ago the dogs decided that they needed to run through the garden bed between the nandinas and the blue pot.  Rather than trying to break them of this habit, we just keep it clear.

Before

Over time they became these weird looking green blobs and had lost all of their attractive qualities.

Before

Once we got going it was hard to stop.  There was plenty of standing back and surveying our handiwork.  After the dust cleared, we were able to fill the back of our Tundra truck full of branches, and still have plenty of shrub left.


Someone got to help cut up branches



We were also left with two distinct shrubs.  It looks strangely bare to me right now, but soon it will fill in with foliage from the tropical garden.

After

Anyone else tackle any pruning projects lately?





Comments

  1. Even though it's time to be planting, arranging pots, and fine tuning, I've been spending a lot of time pruning overgrown and leaning woody plants this spring. It's fun to be outside again now that the weather has warmed a bit. Glad you've got such great (and cute) help!

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    1. We've created a monster...she wants to use the loopers all the time now!

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  2. They look good. I'm never ruthless enough with my Nandina. It seems that I'm always cutting things back these days. I've got a Duranta 'Gold Mound' that was supposed to grow 3 feet tall but it now well over 8 feet despite a hard pruning (to about 6 feet) just a few months ago.

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    1. We've never been this ruthless before, but clearly should have been. They look so much better. Lsss stiff and blob like.

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  3. I have actually been trimming a couple of shrubs here. Both are going into a path. I had to wait until they were finished blooming. Dogs always know where the best path should run.

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