"Pam" wrote in message
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I'd wait on the fuchsia and forget pruning the jasmine. Even though we
haven't had any winter to speak of, February and March can offer some
pretty severe weather in this area and you could still get tip dieback of
the fuchsia. Hold off until the end of this month. Winter jasmine is a
lump - sorry, shrub - that is best left unpruned to develop a natural
arching/sprawling form. I guess you could remove the older stems if space
is an issue.............I'm not sure it would improve on the form any,
though, and they will continue to produce blooms regardless of age.

pam - gardengal


The hardy fuchsia I have is already loaded with buds, and my winter jasmine
is leafing out and still has lots of yellow blossoms, the hummingbirds love
it. When I was out puttering today and filling bird feeders I noticed that
one of my clematis ( still lots of dead brown leaves clinging to it) is
starting to shoot out new leaf clusters. My scented geraniums have been
blooming sporadically all winter. My lace leaf maple is starting to show
buds too. I hope we don't have a killer freeze hit when all this tender
stuff is starting to appear.

Val