When I purchased my house, I was excited to see that there were two rhododendrons in the front flower beds; however, these plants are starting to take over the whole flower beds--most of my neighbors have fairly compact rhododendron plants, but mine are sprawling and definitely need to be cut back. I love them and don't want to do anything to hurt them, so I just wanted to see if there was any advice on the best way to trim them back without killing them. They haven't started blooming yet this year (winter's been hanging on in Ohio for a while and spring is just arriving), so I wasn't sure if I should wait until after they bloom or not. Thank you!
When I purchased my house, I was excited to see that there were two rhododendrons in the front flower beds; however, these plants are starting to take over the whole flower beds--most of my neighbors have fairly compact rhododendron plants, but mine are sprawling and definitely need to be cut back. I love them and don't want to do anything to hurt them, so I just wanted to see if there was any advice on the best way to trim them back without killing them. They haven't started blooming yet this year (winter's been hanging on in Ohio for a while and spring is just arriving), so I wasn't sure if I should wait until after they bloom or not. Thank you!