Prune just enough to allow air to easily penetrate the branch structure. There's no reason to prune more, although you can prune it to 2 or 3 feet off the ground if your plant is diseased. It will take a couple of years to grow back, but this should give you a nice, full shrub....
The best time to prune rhododendrons is after a full flush of blooms. This applies to both evergreen and deciduous azalea varieties. Pruned at this time, the plant has plenty of time to develop new wood; this growth will become next year's old growth, which will produce the spring flower...
Cutting in this way stimulates those buds to put out new growth. If your plants are too leggy, this is especially useful because it helps the shrub to become bushier. As we mentioned above, you also can remove the branch back to the main limb to increase airflow or remove branches you ...
Learning how to prune gardenias (Gardenia jasminoides) is an important part of caring for them. Gardenias grow best outdoors in USDA plant hardiness zones 7b to 11b but, in colder climates, they can be grown as potted plants and overwintered indoors. These fragrant flowering shrubs requi...