If you have held off pruning or thinning early flowering deciduous shrubs, do it as soon as flowering is over. Some of these shrubs are early flowering species of viburnum, shrubby forms of ...

This column was prepared by Lake County Master Gardener Dotty Dunlap. Woody plants have numerous stems growing at their bases and most have latent buds (not visible or active) at these bases or along ...

Flowering shrubs bring color and excitement to a landscaped bed while boosting your home’s overall curb appeal. Dione Lineberry, owner of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping, utilizes a variety of shrubs in ...

There are many characterful summer-flowering shrubs of all shapes and sizes ready to improve the outline and performance of your garden. Smaller and bushier than trees, shrubs have a permanent ...

The colder months are generally a quieter time in our backyards, with glorious summer blooms and vibrant fall leaves long gone. However, there are some beautiful flowering shrubs that lift the spirits ...

The plants that benefit most from pruning in winter tend to be deciduous trees and shrubs and in particular fruit trees. But pruning in winter has a very different result than doing exactly the same ...

I love spring-flowering shrubs (not that I hold any animosity toward shrubs flowering at other times of the year). I especially get a kick out of deciduous shrubs that begin flowering in spring before ...

The Associated Press This undated photo shows a shrub being pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. Deciduous shrubs — those that lose their leaves each winter — are always sending up new stems at or near ground ...

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Inappropriate pruning Perhaps the most common cause of non-flowering of shrubs is inappropriately timed pruning (I bet you knew I would say that). If you carry out a rather over-enthusiastic spring ...