Pruning roses ensures that the plants flower well each year and is an especially important task if you have climbing roses.

February is a busy time for pruning. Deciduous shrubs, grasses, and hedges all need trimming this month along with climbers, ...

February is an ideal time to prune because the garden is waking up, and as the new growth comes through, it can be hard to ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

Proper pruning cuts do not leave stubs which won’t heal and will lead to problems. For larger limbs and branches make a flush ...

Basil is an annual herb that can be grown from seed or is easily transplanted. To ensure your basil plant reaches its full ...

While February is a great month for pruning, that will also be affected by weather. The weather can dictate when plants begin breaking dormancy. Too many days with 50- to 60-degree temperatures can ...

While there is no hurry to prune dead growth off these plants, do be sure to do it before they start to send up new growth in ...

▪ Topping trees, most notably tree-form crape myrtles. This used to be done to mimosas as well. It ruins the plants’ natural ...

Trimming away the dead wood now will guarantee you an abundance of flowers come summer, according to a gardening expert who ...

Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and ...