Canna lilies, vibrant and tropical-looking, will add bold color to your garden. To help them stay healthy year round, canna lilies need pruning. How, and how much, you have to prune canna lilies ...

Question. We recently purchased a home and have two crape myrtles that bloomed profusely last year. When do you prune these plants, and how far back to do the trimming? Answer. Now is the time most ...

Q: Canna lilies... once they have bloomed, will that same stalk rebloom? Do I cut the flower off just below the bloom or all the way down to the bottom? It seems to me that someone said they will ...

DEAR JESSICA: We have a large maple tree that is over 60 years old. It is such a beautiful large tree that we even had an arborist prune it to keep it healthy. However, for the past two years, the ...

Q: How should I prune my cannas? We have two large clumps and need advice about preparing them for spring. E.W., Baytown A: Cut stalks with tattered or brown foliage to the ground. This also helps ...

Question: Last year I planted a camellia bush on the north side of my house. It has grown well and been fertilized, and in January it began to bloom. However, all of the flower buds sprouted from the ...

QUESTION: We live on the North Shore. Our hibiscus plants are all brown and denuded from the freezes. If we cut them to the ground, will they come back? When is the best time to do this? Also when is ...

June has long been regarded as one of the best months to enjoy a perennial garden because flowers peak before wilting weather sets in. It’s also the time to do some late-spring and early-summer ...

The hard freezes of this past week have damaged our tropical plants. Gardeners trying to minimize maintenance — and those who consider covering and uncovering plants a major hassle — should consider ...

1. To help prevent borers from attacking your deciduous fruit trees, paint exposed trunks, large branches, limbs, and larger cuts with interior latex paint – preferably off-white matte – diluted half ...