The best color is on new growth — branches that are just a year or two old. Older branches will turn grayish or brown. “To ...

December can be a nerve-wracking time for many gardeners. The weather gets colder every week, snow begins to accumulate on ...

There's one showy, pollinator-friendly summer bloomer that loves a good late-winter haircut — prune it right, and it'll ...

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So what are the best plants to prune in December, and how exactly should you go about it? We’ve consulted with Richard Barker ...

Winter is usually quiet for most gardens. However, there are some things you can do to optimize your garden for spring. One ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

Home gardeners can prune away damaged plant stems and diseased branches at any time of year, but giving certain plants a significant trim in summer isn’t always the best choice. Although some plants ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

Lo and behold, around the beginning of April, Clematis columbiana, our lovely native, sprouted plump buds and soon thereafter bloomed. It was absolutely gorgeous, with delicate, almost translucent, ...

Pruning is an important task to perform throughout the year, but there are certain plants that should not be pruned in winter ...

The show is over: Spring blooming shrubs and vines have strutted their stuff. With blossoms past, they are melding into other landscape greenery. Don’t turn your back on these plants, though, because ...