Our Garden Talk - 'Cut Back for a Comeback', Pruning Perennial Plants - OG2026
Venue
Our Garden Demonstration Garden
Southwest corner of North Wiget Lane and Shadelands Drive, just north of Ygnacio Valley Road
Walnut Creek, CA
United States
Event Type
Meetings
This is an in-person event
No registration required.
An Ask the Master Gardener (AAMG) table will be available to answer all your gardening questions and provide expert gardening advice.
About the Event
'Cut Back for a Comeback', Pruning Perennial Plants
Think your garden looks tired by midsummer? That's your plants asking for a haircut. Shearing perennials back by a third to a half redirects their energy into a fresh flush of blooms, a bushier structure, and sturdier stems—while warding off late-season problems like powdery mildew and rust. Whether you're deadheading catmint after its first bloom, applying the "Chelsea Chop" to asters and phlox, or doing a hard fall reset, the payoff is the same: a garden that looks better in September than it did in June. Join us at the demonstration garden to see exactly how and when to make the cut.
Presented by Rose Loveall