On Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:15:48 +0000, Mitulove
wrote:


Hello,

I'd be very grateful if you could help identify these shrubs in our
garden and advise on whether they can be cut back hard.

Thank you!

http://tinyurl.com/8gtd6fz

This is a form of lonicera. It will happily stand hard pruning. I've
cut one down almost to ground level, leaving just a stump, and it's
regrown to about 3 feet in a single season. If in the process you find
side shoots, you can yank them up and replant - they root easily.

http://tinyurl.com/95vwxbh

This conifer (I've got one so should remember the name but have a
mental block) will not grow from dead wood. By all means gently prune
it back to keep it in check but do not cut beyond the green growth.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the East End of Swansea Bay where sometimes
it's raining and sometimes it's not.