Beginner Gardening: Nandina pruning, 1 by sassyfras

sassyfras wrote:
I have what I think are dwarf nandina along my driveway. I have tried over the last 3 years to prune them so they will look pretty. Unfortunately they frequently look scalped. They put off these longer tendril like leaves that I thought would look pretty if I let them droop to the ground. But I am unable to achieve this effect. I hope I don't sound daffy, it is often times hard to portray in words what you are trying to do. I just want these shrubs to look nice because they are the first thing you see when you pull in our driveway. Does anyone have any suggestions?