Some people wait until March or so, when new growth begins, to prune the cactus.
When the bloom begging to wilt.
cut the plant back when you see it is ready to blossom.
Carefully pull the needles out and and squeeze/cut the cactus.
cut it open
Yes, Italian heather (Erica ventricosa) can be cut back after it blooms.Specifically, June is a good month for cutting/pruning/trimming Italian heather. But it is important to remove just the faded blooms. Cutting/pruning/trimming off wood with flowers may affect future flowering.
Not while they are still greenish in color. Wait until they have died back or you might not have many blooms next year.
with a axe and cut it
The peonies should come back but they may not be as strong as they could be. The plant needs the leaves to gather energy for the new blooms in spring.
Cut back hard, cut out about 20% every other year or so. You should have all new growth and they might not bloom the first season after the trimming but they will remain healthier and support better blooms.
Probably not. They may produce leaves but probably no blooms because they store all their energy in the leaves. Paper Whites will not survive outdoors.
Well... If you cut your head off you are going to die. Your head wont grow back.
They sometimes cut the cactus and get the water from it.