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Hedges
Hedge plants may be allowed to develop as an informal row of shrubs planted close together. The branches of such plants should be thinned out as needed to promote new growth from inside the shrub. Long branches should be headed back to maintain the desired height.
A clipped hedge must receive regular shearing to develop a smooth geometric form. During the first year or two the top should be cut back and thinned out to encourage the growth of low branches.
Roses
Bush roses should be pruned each spring just before growth starts. Cut dead and damaged canes back to living ■tissue, just above a strong bud. The total height of the bush should be reduced by cutting the canes back to onehalf or two-thirds their original length. This will result in the production of a good crop of medium to large flowers.' If long stemmed, exhibition type roses are desired, the canes may be cut back one-fourth to one-third their original length.
. Tree roses require heavy pruning during the spring, and some thinning out and heading back during the growing season to pr vent the top from becoming too large for the trunk. After dead and damaged wood is removed, the remaining canes should be cut back to about 10 inches long.
Climbing roses of the rambler type are pruned lightly in the spring to remove dead and weak canes. After the June blooming season is over, shorten the long canes to encourage new growth of laterals on which next year’s flowers will be borne.
Climbing roses of the large flowered, e verblooming type are pruned in early spring before growth starts. Remove dead and damaged wood, and cut live canes back moderately to retain the desired size for the fence or trellis upon which it is growing.
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