"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

Get your garden ready for spring with this essential January pruning checklist. From fruit trees to roses, these are the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jacky Hobbs/Future Pruning shrubs and perennials in May can reward you with neater plants ...

A guide to plants to prune in January, including shrubs and vines that flower on new growth, which will reward any trimming ...

A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October. So, ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

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 ...

From perennials that need to be pruned in the fall to trees that need a light trim in the dead of winter, a gardener's pruning shears never get any rest. However, it can be a little dizzying trying to ...

If I gathered up all the billions of garden questions people have asked me over the years, via email, at the annual neighborhood barbeque, or even as I’m lying on the operating room table waiting for ...

As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...

Welcome to fall, where most of your gardening to-do list involves chopping back the flowers, shrubs, trees and other growing things in your yard. Pruning is such a big part of fall cleanup that it may ...