Quick question: pruning a Euonymus!

I have an euonymus in an overgrown bed that I'm slowly getting around to dealing with. Every time I cut something back I find pleasant little 'surprises' hidden beneath or behind. In this case I know there are several fuschia bushes being suffocated by the euonymus so although I don't want to go mad and hack away at everything I can't just leave it.



Could anyone please give me any advice on how best to deal with it? Would you just give it a little trim, thin it out, really go for it and give it a good cut or try to cut it into some kind of formal shape?

Thank you!

 

Hiya BrandNewGardener
I like to shape my euonymous bushes....have a few different varieties. You can topiarise them, shape as a cone, mound or any shape. Since they are evergreen they then make more interesting features esp in winter. They benefit from hard pruning by producing dense thick structures
So, do you want it to go higher or more compact? You can do either and now is a good time as it will regrow v quickly.
I would lift the fuschias and anything else there is under the euonymous and plant elsewhere, even in a pot. Prune the fuschias hard back and water well. They have time to flower later in the summer. You can take cuttings too from the prunings.

 

Thank you, your post makes me very happy! I adore topiary and have been itching to have a go (I nearly even signed up for a Niwaki course not so long ago!) so I think that's a good excuse to get stuck in.

 

Have a go....pruning is nothing to be wary of esp with euonymous. Its fun too