When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jacky Hobbs/Future Pruning shrubs and perennials in May can reward you with neater plants ...

Pruning plants is one task you can take care of now before spring gardening gets busy. Learn which plants benefit, along with ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images By the time fall arrives lots of plants in your yard have probably taken on ...

Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant. Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers new growth. Thin crowded or open shrubs to improve airflow and prevent winter damage ...

Expert gardener explains which plants and trees need pruning in January, as it will promote growth later in the year for lush ...

November is the sweet spot to prune many of your favorite shrubs around the yard. With temperatures steadily dropping and perennials transitioning into their dormant state, you have a chance to give ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...

Pruning these woody plants back in winter could damage them or ruin their spring flowers.

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

Although it's chilly and frosty, January is a great month to get on with pruning certain plants, according to an expert.