Workshop: Pruning for Homeowners Section A

Start Date

02/13/2025

End Date

02/13/2025

Description

Keep your trees and shrubs healthy, attractive, and long-lived using expert pruning techniques. In this hands-on workshop, learn basic pruning principles including how to make the correct cuts, the best times of year to prune various plants, and how to select and use the right tools. Gain the confidence to prune your plants in a more naturalistic, appealing, and professional way. Bring work gloves and hand pruners. (Class size is limited).

Agenda:
10-11:30: Reasons for and principles of pruning
11:30-12:00: Appropriate pruning techniques.
12:00-1:00: Practical pruning (pruning practice)

Location

Hockessin, DE

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Horticulture / Plants

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

3.0

Learning Outcomes

Objectives:
1. Learn the basic reasons and principles of pruning and shrubs.
2. Learn techniques and timing of pruning.
3. Learn how to prune shrubs and in an appealing and professional way.

Instructors

Lucy Dinsmore

Course Codes

Provider

Mt. Cuba Center

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