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 ...

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Knowing local laws regarding hedge trimming can help you avoid neighbor disputes, fines, or lawsuits, while also keeping your ...

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 ...

When you’re outdoors pruning bare-branched trees and shrubs in winter, it may seem obvious to prune the evergreens too. That’s not a good idea, according to Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The ...

Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant. Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers new growth. Thin crowded or open shrubs to improve airflow and prevent winter damage ...

For most of the year, deciduous trees get all the attention. To their credit, though, they do put on quite the show: Blossoming in the springtime, providing shade in the summer, and then pulling out ...

A hedge is a dense planting of shrubs or small trees that form a natural fence around an area, offering a beautiful way to add privacy, height, and texture to the landscape. Without proper care, ...

Keep in mind that junipers, arborvitae, chamaecyparis, hemlocks, pines, spruce, and firs typically do not have live buds on old wood. Therefore, pruning to control shape or size should be light and ...

Are you one of the many gardeners who worry about pruning a plant and causing damage? Don’t be. Pruning can be easy if you know a little bit about what you are doing.

June is a bridge month, a time when spring hands off to summer and May’s flurry of gardening activity settles into a more maintain-and-monitor pace. It’s also a time when bugs start to show up in ...

Evergreen shrubs can add year-round beauty to your yard and garden. Which type will you plant this spring?