Removing eastern redcedars is a huge first step in reclaiming quality habitat for a number of wildlife species. When that ...

If you want to create privacy in your outdoor space, hedges with dense foliage offer excellent natural barriers and backdrops ...

Write to the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Center for Home Gardening at plantinformation@mobot.org or the Horticulture Answer ...

April is a beautiful and busy time in the garden, so we’ve put together a list of gardening tasks to do now. With all the planting, pruning, fertilizing, mulching, and ...

I have no good explanation other than the extreme shower on March 15, and the cold night in the high 20s. I was lucky, for ...

Key Points Growing vining plants can add vertical interest, privacy, and pollinator appeal to gardens.Avoid invasive vines, like English ivy, oriental bittersweet, and Chinese wisteria, which can ...

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...

Getting the timing right is half the battle when it comes to pruning flowering shrubs. Prune at the wrong time, and you’ll lop off developing flower buds. Or prune too late in the growing season, and ...

Pruning decisions should be based on local weather and plant dormancy, not the calendar. Identify if a shrub blooms on old or new wood to determine the correct pruning time. Shrubs that bloom on new ...