Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

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 ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

I have one holly bush that has several long branches, and I wonder if it will be OK to prune them. Can they then be planted in potting soil to become new bushes? Happy holidays, St. Louis! Even with ...