OWNERS of gardens, large and small, will find this book very useful, for many people fail to get the best results from their shrubs and trees owing to their indifferent knowledge of pruning. All ...

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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 ...

Just because it's getting cold doesn't mean you can leave your yard alone - as even the most common trees will benefit ...

Pruning is a key task when it comes to caring for Japanese maples, yet many gardeners are left baffled about how to do it ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Pruning is a huge subject because of the immense number and kinds of plants. So let’s focus on woody flowering ornamentals and fruit trees. Ornamental woody plants that flower on old wood Prune after ...

Every young tree in our communities needs guidance to grow up healthy and resilient. Right now, while the tree is still dormant during the winter, is the time to provide that guiding hand by pruning. ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

Outside my window, light snow is falling, coating my lawn and gardens with a blanket of winter white on this gloomy Friday morning, sadly concealing the welcome signs of spring, but offering ...

There are perilous weeks ahead for the millions of crape myrtles that have become the ornamental tree of choice in public and private landscapes across the land. This is “crape murder” season, the ...