Winter is the best time for pruning out old stems in garden shrubs. So with spring just around the corner, the time to get to work is now. A good pruning done right now will renew some plants that are ...

A cheery glimpse of color on a gray and wintry day: That’s why we plant shrubs with bright bark. Colorful bark is a main feature of red-osier dogwood (Cornus sericea subsp. sericea), Siberian dogwood ...

To prepare for next winter, it's important to lay the groundwork now Dogwoods (Cornus) are a shrub cultivated for their vibrant winter stems. They are renowned for their fabulous colour during the ...

Making space for new growth is the key to securing your summer garden, but with so much ready to prune, it can be tough to know where to start. Whether you’re growing shrubs, grasses or a mixture of ...

The year 2012 disappeared in a sodden puddle, the UK’s second wettest year on record, and my own garden ended up flooded, muddied and thoroughly bedraggled. Under such conditions, it is hard for ...

This is your last chance to cut back coloured-stemmed willow and cornus. If you have been giving such plants cautious haircuts, try chopping them right down to the ground now. This forces them to put ...