Don’t Prune Frost-Damaged Shrubs Just Yet—Here’s Why

This spring has done a number on your shrubs. You hit a warm spell and they started waking up with buds from new leaves and flowers. Then the temperature dropped well below freezing, turning those fresh new buds into black and brown mush, leaving you wondering what to do next. Before you grab the pruning sheers, read this first. 

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Wait it Out

You might be anxious to cut away the dead material on your plants.