While recently visiting a client’s yard, I was reminded of the expression tried and true. As we gardeners prepare for a new gardening season, the media is constantly showering us with advertisements ...

Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant. Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers new growth. Thin crowded or open shrubs to improve airflow and prevent winter damage ...

Sometimes a garden shrub grows too large for its site. It may have long branches blocking a walkway or window. It may be shading out other plants or getting wider and taking over a bed. Or, it may ...

December is an ideal month for light pruning of certain shrubs. Avoid heavy cuts that could compromise spring blooms. Light pruning to shape and remove dead branches helps prevent cold and ice damage.

If overgrown shrubs or bushes are taking over your yard, you can have them completely removed for $800 on average. Most homeowners will pay between $400 and $1,150 for bush removal, and professional ...

After a long winter, there is an amazing amount of pruning to do. When to prune shrubs is determined by when they bloom. Shrubs that bloom in summer, anytime from June on, such as roses and hydrangeas ...

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Now that fall is here, we're in the time slot where the garden answer phone starts ringing off the hook. Many people believe that since God invented pruning shears, they need to be used to butcher ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rabbitbrush is an important late-season plant for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. This new queen will forage before finding overwintering ...