PRUNING WISTERIA

IF YOU WANT WISTERIA TO BLOOM TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL IN SUMMER, NOW'S THE PERFECT TIME TO PRUNE IT BACK

Wisteria, with its sumptuous long flower clusters and fabulous fragrance, is understandably extremely popular – but to ensure it keeps coming back stronger and more beautiful each year, you need to know when to prune it to ensure it continues to flourish. It doesn’t matter whether your wisteria is growing wild and free, or whether you’re growing it in a pot, this iconic plant needs pruning twice a year: always in January/February and July/ August. This doesn’t just keep its growth and size under control, it ensures beautiful blooms year after year, too.

WHY PRUNE IT IN WINTER?

While it might not be clambering up your home or walls as ferociously as it does in summertime, that doesn’t mean you can ignore it all winter.