After our colder winter months, it’s time to start thinking about pruning the shrubs in the yard and remove any cold damage.

Timing matters when pruning spring-flowering shrubs, and cutting them at the wrong moment could impact next year's blooms ...

Pruning shrubs helps them stay healthy and vibrant. Pruning is often necessary to help manage the size and shape of shrubs. Also, pruning stimulates the growth of new foliage or flowers, and ...

One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. Learning how and when to prune a butterfly bush can help you keep all ...

I’ve pruned a lot of plants in my time as a gardener. Some I had to tackle from atop a wobbly ladder, and at least once I had to take shears with me in a cherry picker, to confront a rather ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

Boxwoods are slow growing shrubs that can be shaped into precise forms. Learn how to shape boxwoods and keep them healthy in ...

Stormy weather or not, now is the time to get out into the garden and prune blueberry bushes. Blueberries are a common, popular food crop that many North Coast gardeners like to grow. But, one thing ...

Gardening experts stress that many spring-flowering shrubs, including lilacs, azaleas, and forsythia, should be pruned immediately after their blooms fade to protect next year’s flowers. Pruning at ...

As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...

Question: My roses have grown tall and lanky, plus they are not blooming very well. When is the spring pruning time and how much do I cut them back? Answer: You are just in time to perform a scheduled ...

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