Many shrubs benefit from pruning each year. We prune them to remove stray branches and suckers, keep the plants to a manageable size, and maintain an attractive shape. For some shrubs, pruning also ...

Pruning a plant at the wrong time might remove potential flowers or invite disease. It is just as important to know when not to prune as it is to know when you should prune your plants. Otherwise, ...

Pruning is essential to garden maintenance, and knowing the right approach will ensure that your prized plants remain healthy ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Pruning is a great way to get outdoors in winter, breathe some fresh air, and gain a sense of accomplishment. And it’s good for your shrubs too. “Most shrubs are dormant in winter, so it’s a good time ...

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhododendron shrub covered in frost in winter. Having to think about plants you shouldn’t prune in winter might seem confusing.