Whether you’re making garlands and wreaths with sprigs of evergreen holly, or displaying a few winterberry branches in a vase for a holiday dinner, there are several great uses for holly branches for ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Q: I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A: ...

This is prime pruning time for many summer-blooming plants, as well as fruit trees, blackberry, blueberry, grapevines and roses. For fruiting plants and rosebushes, annual pruning will give you the ...

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 ...