Dear Jane: I need to know how and when to prune Autumn Joy sedum in the spring. Mine typically get so tall that the stalks fall over onto the lawn. I want to keep them shorter but leave the ...

Pruning early can help shape and adjust the height of the plant. “You can cut back sedum in early summer to keep the plant lower if it is a tall one,” says Ballato.

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: In a column in early April, you recommended cutting back plants such as sedum "right to the ground." Unfortunately, this was a pruning that I overlooked. Now ...

Sedum flowers may appear in white, yellow, pink, or red, depending on the species. 2.

Yarrows don’t respond well to early-season pruning, either. On the other hand, “Autumn Joy” sedum, if pruned early, forms bushier and shorter plants with smaller and more numerous flowers.

Pruning early can help shape and adjust the height of the plant. “You can cut back sedum in early summer to keep the plant lower if it is a tall one,” says Ballato.

4. Although fall is generally regarded as the best month to prune, the four D’s, or guiding principles of pruning, apply throughout the year.

Although fall is generally regarded as the best month to prune, the four D’s, or guiding principles of pruning, apply throughout the year. The first of these is “Dead,” and concerns the removal of ...