One of the best shrub arborvitaes is ‘Mr. Bowling Ball‘, Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam.’ This dwarf shrub only grows two to ...

Instead, prune your lilacs and other early blooms as soon as they finish flowering in early summer. Like with other early-flowering shrubs, pruning too early can cost you blooms. Just look for dead or ...

Key Takeaways Planting too early can harm plants and soil; wait until nighttime temperatures stay above freezing and the soil is dry.Avoid pruning, cutting back perennials, mulching, and moving ...

“Shrubs like azaleas, rhododendrons, and gardenias are already developing their buds for spring, and pruning now may jeopardize this year’s bloom display,” explains Vater. Funk says heavy ...

Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your trees and shrubs. Mid-to-late February makes an ideal time for trimming away branches to shape trees and shrubs.

Grow them alongside other late spring or early summer flowering shrubs such as ceanothus or underplant with perennials like hardy ... If you need to renovate an overgrown or leggy old tree, prune when ...

Late February (this is the last week) into early March is prime pruning time for not only roses, but summer blooming shrubs like althea ... So far, my gardenias look fine, as do my azaleas.

To get detailed instructions, refer to “Pruning Fruit Trees,” a 10-Minute University video created by OSU Extension Master Gardeners. Another good Extension resource is the publication ...