The last thing you want to do when pruning a plant is to remove its buds, which, Hancock notes, are formed nearly a year ...

Smart gardeners learn to think small. They do their homework, and they plant varieties that don’t grow any larger than the ...

Cutting back certain evergreens in the fall can exposure their limbs to winter damage or cut off their buds, preventing a ...

Picking fresh berries from the garden is always exciting, especially when you have put time and energy into looking after the plant. If you have a bush in your garden or are growing blueberries in ...

Jake Hobson is a master pruner. He’s written two books on pruning: Niwaki: Pruning, Training, and Shaping Trees the Japanese ...

One of these evergreen plants can be perfectly shaped to hide your trash cans, while the other will keep your outdoor space ...

As the year draws to a close, venturing into the garden can feel increasingly unappealing. Nevertheless, there are still plenty of jobs to complete — from collecting fallen leaves to trimming back ...

Pruning encourages new, productive growth for the next season and keeps your plant healthy and strong. Removing dead or damaged branches will improve light and air flow to the centre of the plant and ...