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Always sterilize your tools before pruning to prevent spreading diseases and avoid removing too many green leaves at once.
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To keep those pink, white, yellow, orange, or red blooms lush, pruning should be done in late winter because the blooms appear on new growth.
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This factor was vastly dwarfed by organizational restructuring, budget cuts, and economic conditions, which are all far more standard explanations historically used by corporations to justify trimming jobs.
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Consider trimming a task list, then schedule a quiet break between meetings to recharge.
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“Stripping (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stripping%20%28down%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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