DEAR RICKI: For hard, rejuvenative pruning, your Euonymus bushes should be cut back in late winter/early spring, before new growth begins. But if you just want to clean up their shape or reduce their ...

Q: I am worried about this Euonymus shrub (see photo). Is it getting a fungus problem? A: Euonymus commonly gets winter damage, especially when we've had cold and dry weather. Look for a parade of ...

Q. My evergreen euonymus hedge seems to grow all year. How often should I prune it? A. There are a number of different varieties of evergreen euonymus. Some grow quite slowly and need little or no ...

Q: Is it too late to prune? We have artificial turf around the tree, but the borders are open for applying fertilizer. Is this good, or should we use fertilizer stakes too? A: My old college professor ...

As humans, one of the things that we go for is "control." Personally, I think that's a big driving force behind most landscaping. A desire to order our outside living area, just as we do indoors, ...

Dear Carol: There are a couple of large burning bushes that I would like to prune way back to reduce them in size. I plan to do this in late fall after the leaves have fallen off. Will the burning ...