There are many things to consider when it's time to prune your landscape plants, trees, and even your houseplants. One is, ...

Some plants are already budding for spring, and don't need pruning. But these shrubs benefit from a light pruning in autumn.

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 ...

Boxwoods are hardy evergreen shrubs that are valuable for forming borders for driveways and walkways for formal and contemporary homes. Learn when to trim boxwoods and how best to do it for a neat, ...

Pruning and trimming are both ways to grow healthier, more beautiful plants. But although these two strategies are similar—cutting away leaves, branches, or other plant parts—they should be used at ...

There’s a special kind of chaos that happens in your garden when fall fades and winter looms—leaves crunch underfoot, ...

The smell of fresh cut evergreens is an integral part of the holidays. If you are fortunate enough to have evergreen trees and shrubs around your property, you can do some trimming and create your own ...

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

Pruning is an important job that you need to complete during October, according to a gardening expert who shared the three ...

Why settle for a shrub that blooms for just a few weeks in spring when you can get one that blooms both spring and fall — and maybe a bit in between? That’s been the aim of plant breeders in the last ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...

Horticulturist at Vern Goers Greenhouse, Dan Kosta, joins Wendy Snyder (in for Bob Sirott) to talk about what to do with your ...