Q. When is the best time to prune wisteria? I have it growing over a trellis, and it's getting too bushy.

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-- C.H., Houston A. Keep in mind that the main stem can gain sizable girth and the entire vine ... Yahoo: 12 Garden Trellises From Amazon to Keep Climbing Plants Under Control Wisteria isn’t widely grown on this side of the mountains. A lot of people say they just can’t get them to grow or bloom.

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They should. They are hardy here and really don’t have many peculiar growing ... NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - A flowering vine has many uses. Build an arbor or trellis and you have green shade. Crowded out of bed space?

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Go up with a vine. Flowering vines are the gold standard. The Spokesman-Review: As long as it gets lots of sun, no reason to avoid wisteria As long as it gets lots of sun, no reason to avoid wisteria For a few weeks each May when it blooms, wisteria is a showstopper. But the woody, long-lived wisteria has more to offer. Velvety pods form in summer, followed by respectable fall color. But all that ...

Marin Independent Journal: Master Gardener: Proper pruning of wisteria produces a plethora of blossoms