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Matilda Bourne

7 Plants to Prune in October — Do This Now for Double the Blooms in Spring

White picket fence overgrown with pink rose blossoms.

Fall can be the neat gardener’s nightmare. Leaves everywhere, plants dying back, unmanicured lawn… the season of clean blooms and fresh green foliage is truly in the past. Now we're spending more time at home as the nights draw in, it can be tempting to give your yard a quick tidy-up.

However, according to gardening experts, overly manicuring your yard at this time of year isn’t always optimal for your plants or the local wildlife. This is why it's also important to know how to prune plants (correctly) and the type of plants to cut back. It's time to pick up your secateurs as there are a select few plants that will both satisfy your urge to tidy up and really benefit from it this month.

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