Leafy vines grown for their foliage can be cut back practically any time during the growing season. The same goes for ...

The rains these past couple of weeks have been great for blooming annuals and perennials. To keep those blooms coming spend some time in your garden removing the spent blooms, a practice referred to ...

Often growing with little care in the right spot, clematis vines will bloom best when trimmed correctly at least once a year. Knowing how and when to prune clematis can do a lot to keep your vines ...

Pruning is often considered a spring chore, done right before buds begin to bloom. However, there's one shrub you should ...

Fall brings important changes for spirea care, and knowing what your shrubs need now can shape how they grow next season while keeping their appeal strong.

RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until ...

“We have several clematis vines in our garden and do not know their names. Do you advise cutting them this fall or leaving them alone?” Different species and varieties of clematis have more specific ...

A number of years ago, I had the wonderful fortune of visiting a garden called Ninfa. It was a garden just south of Rome, Italy that was very unique in many ways. There were many things that I loved ...

With everyone looking to soak up as much late-summer sun as possible this month, it's the perfect time to get outside and turn your attention to some vital August gardening jobs. Pruning is an ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

Gardeners planning ahead for spring color should know that timing matters for one standout shrub. A pruning misstep can ...