Try to choose a spot that is sheltered from wind and rather.

Jun 08, Escallonia are low maintenance and do not require pruning, but should you feel the need it is best not to prune in the spring, which will be before flowering and result in no flowers that year. If the Escallonia has outgrown its alloted space it is possible to prune it harder to re shape and reduce in size.

Sep 28, Escallonia Hedge. For the first pruning of our hedges we must start densifying the foliage, this will be achieved by blunting all branches with regular pruning. This emergence will force the plant to spread more branches, gradually achieving our Estimated Reading Time: 9 mins. Jul 28, At the end of winter to rebalance the shape and at the end of summer, after the blooming to prune a bit more severely.

Use of long shears is recommended and pruners for the larger branches. In a hedge, you can use a hedge trimmer to prune your escallonia. Read our page on pruning shrubs. Feb 19, Devon, United Kingdom. can I prune my Escallonia hard back in spring? It's over ten years old and has gone very leggy. 19 Feb, Nov 01, Prune escallonia hedges in the autumn immediately after flowering - September would be about right, even if it's still got a few flowrs on - doing it now wouldn't be too late.

If you're happy with an informal hedge you can just trim it lightly with secateurs to take out straggly bits etc, and this method will give you more flowers the following year.