• Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri): O’Brien says if growing vigorously after a year, prune hard, cutting back all the old stems to stubs only 3 to 4 inches from the ground. But don’t prune ...

EVERY June, California gold turns to California brown. ... Pruning across a poppy bed, you should find enough of these to provide a dapper little garden to rebloom throughout the summer.

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) flowers are borne one each at the top of bare stems. ... Some even prune the plant to one stem, which they tie to a stake.

Mediterranean kitchen sage and its wild California cousins such as S. Clevelandii will tell you where to trim. Old, dark inflorescences should go. Ditto deadwood. Once the flowers are removed ...

The California fuchsia, which is extremely attractive to hummingbirds, also benefits from coppicing. However, since it blooms in the summer and fall, coppicing will come later in the year.

Scientific name: Eschscholzia californica. Growth habit: A sprawling annual growing to12 inches tall and 24 inches wide. The leaves are blue-green and fernlike in appearance and grow to 4 inches lo… ...