Pruning roses is an essential aspect of plant care. Though the shrubs' sharp thorns can make the process feel quite daunting, ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

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 ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

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

Pruning after a heavy rain might seem like a good time to tackle the task, but you can actually do a lot more damage to your ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...

Q. Some of my roses are messy and in need of pruning. Can I prune them now? There are climbers as well as bush roses.

January is prime pruning time for roses and fruit trees in Southern California. The plants are dormant now, but if you want lovely roses and fruit come spring and summer, now is the time to don some ...