Jade plants are regal, tree-shaped succulents that can be the stars of your plant collection. And when you know how to prune a jade plant, you can keep it shaped and compact, almost like a bonsai.

“Root pruning” sounds like such a brutal way to treat a plant. Yet it’s a periodic necessity once any potted plant has grown as large as you want it to. Potted plants — like other plants — grow, and ...

1. When pruning, it is advisable to disinfect pruning shears when moving from one plant to the next so as to prevent the spread of pathogens – bacteria, fungi, and viruses – that cause disease. Common ...

When should I prune my hydrangea? I've gotten conflicting answers, so am a bit confused on what to do. This can be confusing, because there are many different types of hydrangeas! The answer depends ...

Learn how to grow this succulent with color-changing stems in fiery shades of red and orange. The firestick plant (Euphorbia tirucalli) is a colorful tropical succulent. Its green stems turn yellow in ...

Learn the right time to water a Christmas cactus and the simple steps to take if you overwater, so your plant thrives all ...

Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden,” writes columnist. “Today’s ...

Q. We’ve decided to remove our lawn and replace it with a garden planted with various succulents and cactuses. How often should these types of plants be watered? A. With water conservation being such ...

Succulents have become the “Go dry in January” plant as they share the traits of drinking very little after the holiday season. You may see signs of spring bulbs in your outdoor garden now, but make ...

In spite of a fluffy snow day, our relatively mild winter has our landscape plants confused. Depending on where you live, many of them haven’t slipped into dormancy yet. Some sport buds already in ...

Potted plants not doing so well? Plants growing in pots are usually less trouble-prone than their in-ground, weed- and rabbit-invaded, clay-soil-bound brethren, but that doesn’t mean you can plant ...