It’s never too early to start gardening – even in January – but before you go secateur-happy, you’ll need to know which plants you should never prune in midwinter. Especially in light of the temperature lows we’ve seen in recent weeks.
Even though there are plenty of plants you should cut back in winter to promote healthy growth and flowering, trimming away at others could cost their health – and even forfeit this year’s blooms. So, while you don’t need to cross pruning off of your January gardening jobs list altogether, you’ll need to know what plants to avoid at this time of the year, when temperatures are up and (very) down like a yo-yo.
