I would do all but the hydrangea. I have pruned shrubs before when the stems were hard with frost!! I work on the theory that jobs in the garden are best done when you feel the urge. Gardens are tough old boots in the main. I would wait until the hydrangea buds up a bit closer to spring.
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Don't cut your Red Baron back, they die. I think Hydrangea paniculata should be OK to prune now, it's not as touchy as the mophead sort and can be cut back hard each year. The only other thing you might want to take care over is the Red Robin, which could be pruned now but will struggle, you're better off pruning in May with other evergreen shrubs, and that would mean you don't lose any flowers.
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I would do all but the hydrangea. I have pruned shrubs before when the stems were hard with frost!! I work on the theory that jobs in the garden are best done when you feel the urge. Gardens are tough old boots in the main. I would wait until the hydrangea buds up a bit closer to spring.
Don't cut your Red Baron back, they die. I think Hydrangea paniculata should be OK to prune now, it's not as touchy as the mophead sort and can be cut back hard each year. The only other thing you might want to take care over is the Red Robin, which could be pruned now but will struggle, you're better off pruning in May with other evergreen shrubs, and that would mean you don't lose any flowers.