Brian Minter: When to prune or not to prune

As the last of our fall colour disappears, the orchestration of next spring’s garden can now begin.
Each year the plants in our gardens, large or small, continue to grow in size.  Evergreens, shade trees, colourful flowering shrubs and long-lived perennials all keep growing to the point that they become overgrown and crowded.  So, it’s decision time.
Timing is everything when it comes to resizing our plants.  Once the foliage comes off our deciduous trees and shrubs, t