If you have overgrown shrubs and are afraid of killing them by pruning, I bring you Jackie's hollies.You can do this to control for size but also to rejuvenate plants that are not looking healthy. Note: if they aren’t healthy, there is probably a reason! The right soil and light conditions are key. And sometimes plants have a fungus or some other issue. The best scenario is when there is new growth coming off the bottom. You can do whatever you want and they will bounce back. Just be patient. If

This is an American holly. These get very unruly when they’re overgrown. The stems go all over the place, sideways and downward and when you start pruning them it can be confusing what to do. So this is often where it ends up.😂✂️ As you can see, it bounces back very quickly. Japanese hollis are similarly fast growing.Apply this same approach to any overgrown shrub if you’re impatient to do it in stages. If you’re asking for the “best” time, it’s late winter/early spring but we tend to like to s