View post: 60 Years Ago, Four Words by John Lennon Split America in Two Late winter to early spring is prime time for pruning trees and shrubs. Pruning now allows better visibility, faster healing, ...

While the rest of your garden is sleeping peacefully under a blanket of snow or damp leaf litter, February is the perfect time to do some outdoor yard work. Deciduous trees enter a period of dormancy ...

Fast-growing flowering trees add beauty to your landscape, rewarding you with lovely blooms and towering stature in just a ...

The beauty of shrub and tree branches appears when leaves are absent. Take advantage of this time to prune woody plants to prevent crossing and rubbing branches, thin out dense ...

Garden maintenance doesn't stop even when it's cold outside and there's snow on the ground. In fact, if you grow fruit trees, the best time to prune them is now, or in very early spring before any new ...

February is a busy month in the garden for me. I dress up warm and out the door I go on a sunny day. I am either planting trees or shrubs, dividing snowdrops or pruning. Pruning may not be the most ...

Ah, the Bradford pear tree is in bloom. It's one of the first, and stinkiest, signs of spring in Oklahoma.The Bradford pear, ...

Wait until after the danger of frost has passed to set out frost-tender plants. Historic frost dates: In Zone 8 the last frost date is March 15 and in Zone ...

Pruning hibiscus boosts branching, airflow, and blooms, though it delays flowers slightly. Tropical hibiscus is cut back by one-third in spring; hardy types just need dead stems removed. To shape as a ...

Most woody plants are dormant through winter, making late winter and early spring the most important pruning window of the year — here's a guide to which plants to prune, and how ...

Is it spring yet? The short answer is yes. But some people don't feel spring has fully arrived until late March, or even April. You may consider the average last frost date as the beginning of spring.