The Best Ways to Trim a Bougainvillea & Avoid Thorns : Garden Savvy

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Subscribe Now: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ehowgarden Watch More: http://www.youtube.com/ehowgarden When trimming a bougainvillea, one thing that you're going to have to avoid at all costs are thorns. Find out about the best ways to trim a bougainvillea and avoid thorns with help from the spokesperson for new plants in this free video clip. Expert: Nicholas Staddon Filmmaker: Jose Varela Series Description: One thing that it is always important to remember when taking care of the flowers in your yard is that clipping and pruning is a great way to encourage new growth. Get tips on gardening with help from the spokesperson for new plants in this free video series.

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so how far down the branch do you trim?? All the way to the main stem?? Thanks fellow Brit.

wonderful job mate thanks for the upload....

i have one at the house i rent an it was out of control worst plants ever if you dont maintain its so much beter after 3 days of pruning but talk about a pain

I've got 4 (four) BIG Bougy's and I 1st put on my Knights suit of armor complete with gloves, helmet, and shield. 2nd I sharpen my electric hedge cutters and attach a 10 foot pole with trigger. 3rd I scout neighborhood for 4 kids that recently moved-in and offer $5 per Bush to do the cleanup, scheduled half hour apart fro one another, after their 1st Bush they Will usually try to renegotiate for more money. Here's why 4 kids: the first usually never finishes cause they went home to mom to get thorns out of feet
And wheelbarrow, then 2nd kid comes and starts working and here comes back the first kid and he sees he's been replaced and doesn't bother to even ask to.finish nor does he ask for money just so that he doesn't have to deal with these Bougy's and so on! B-D

Where is the best place to trim them? I have one that is a baby in a pot. It was on clearance. Several branches of it had no flowers at all. Just long branches (about 2 feet) with thorns. One branch had flowers, but now it's all thorns as well. I would like to train it up to grow into a tree in a pot so that it can come inside in the winter. What's the best place to trim it? If I trim such a small plant significantly back, will it kill it? Thanks

also a very nice tip to maintain the height of a bougainvilla, thanks for sharing

send me the cuttings I want to buy! how do I get you the cuttings?

Hello how are you? how do you say in the past tense in English ( I pinched myself with a thorn?)