Even Monty Don admits that pruning can cause “some anxiety”. It can be hard to feel sure you’re cutting at the right time, in ...

It might be a demanding task but you'll be glad you did it!

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Here in Vermont, we know spring has officially arrived when the snowdrops peak out from the gravelly roadsides, the red maple ...

March sits at the intersection of winter dormancy and spring growth. Plants are waking up, but they haven't fully committed ...

Molly Malecki of Rancho Cacto says early spring is an excellent time to walk through and look at the garden so that you can ...

Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.

Q: Last week you helped us figure out which blooming shrub we have in the backyard and looking it up, we’re in complete agreement. Thank you! Now, I did mention that the winter jasmine, planted near ...

The beginning of March belongs to forsythia, so clip the long branches of this yellow flowering shrub and enjoy indoors as it bursts into bloom. Pruning during blooming is a good rule to follow as you ...

So, pruning at the “normal” dormant pruning time removes all the new flower buds (latent within the canes) resulting in no blooms during the current year. Both ramblers and wild roses can be shaped ...

Q: I have a bed of cast iron plants beneath a large live oak. We just bought our house two years ago. The bed looked fine last year, but now, after the cold, it looks very bad. Will the plants come ...

More roses are sold for Valentine’s Day than any other occasion all year. February is a great time to consider adding roses to your landscape so you can enjoy them from spring until fall every year.