Experts explain how and when a rejuvenation cut can save a shrub that's gotten out of control ...
Spring trimming sets the tone for how your shrubs look and perform over the next twelve months. Cut at the wrong time, remove ...
Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.
As you tidy up the garden in autumn, it's a good time to inspect your shrubs, but in most cases, it's best to leave the pruning shears in the shed. Many types of shrubs respond best when pruned in ...
I know this is getting to be a topic that won't go away. We had a crazy winter. Plants died. We know. We need to move on, but how? If I measure the need for covering a particular topic by the number ...
Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...
Some shrubs are planted mainly for their bright winter bark: vivid streaks of red or yellow that defy gray weather and seem to spark against a background of snow. To keep that bright color, these ...
That urge to grab your pruners the moment temperatures rise is one of the most natural impulses in gardening, and one of the ...
Now that fall is here, we're in the time slot where the garden answer phone starts ringing off the hook. Many people believe that since God invented pruning shears, they need to be used to butcher ...
Cut the wrong shrubs in March and your summer borders may fall flat; learn which garden favourites to leave alone now to ...