Pruning your butterfly bushes is one of those necessary, but easily forgotten chores. A fear of doing it incorrectly, plus the busy nature of life, is a formula for an overgrown butterfly bush that ...

Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.

There is nothing quite like a freshly-picked blueberry, whether you enjoy it straight off the bush or in a delectable blueberry dessert. If you grow blueberry bushes of your own at home, you'll want ...

The experts reveal the key plants to prune in March, sharing their exclusive advice on how to do it ...

Find out how and when to prune holly bushes of all types to keep them looking their best. Holly plants range from petite shrubs to lofty trees, and some are evergreen while others are deciduous.

If there is one garden task that scares home gardeners the most, it is pruning their blueberry bushes. Most think they will not get a good crop of berries if a bush is pruned. The plants get minimally ...

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 ...

Pruning removes older, less productive canes, making space for new growth.

For shrub roses like Knock-outs, prune them back at least by one third each year. Most roses bloom on new growth, and if you aren't pruning, they don't put on as much new growth, leaving a large bush ...

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 ...