Pruning during winter is an ideal time to rid your plants of any unwanted parts before spring and summer come, and these are ...

A hand picking a blueberry from a bush - Kativ/Getty Images Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are some of the most coveted fruit-bearing bushes you can have in a home garden. Not only are these bushes ...

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As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images By the time fall arrives lots of plants in your yard have probably taken on ...

Question: I have two gorgeous, big burning bushes in my yard that are really, really in need of trimming. I don’t want to trim before they put on their autumn show, but I need to know when is the best ...

Certain weather conditions can make shrubs vulnerable to stress during pruning. Avoid heavy pruning during very dry or hot weather, and aim for cooler weather in early spring or late autumn. Before ...

Early spring is a great time to get the gardening season underway. March is the ideal time to prune trees and bushes. The branches are still bare, revealing the structure of the plant and making any ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

The recent “heat” wave has been perfect for getting to those mid- to late-winter tasks. I chose a warm afternoon to get to some pruning. My hydrangea bushes on the section of a hillside haven’t been ...

This fall I discovered a job that I dislike more than cleaning the leaves out of down spouts. Up until now scooping the leaves, pine needles and twigs that have accumulated in the bottom of the spouts ...