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

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

Gardening expert shares which popular spring-flowering shrubs you should avoid pruning in winter to ensure beautiful blooms ...

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

This is a great time to prune deciduous trees while the leaves are off, and it is easier to see where to make pruning cuts.

If you want the most blooms on your climbing roses next spring, you should prune the right way and at the right time. These ...

Lilacs should be pruned annually as part of your spring/summer garden maintenance checklist. If your lilac bush is overgrown, it can withstand more rigorous pruning for rejuvenation. Lilac growth is ...

Pruning is an essential part of gardening, but it should be done at the right time of year to avoid damaging the plant and reducing the number of flowers it produces in the spring ...

Plants help mitigate the effects of climate change in air and water by removing pollutants and sequestering carbon.

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

It may not look like much is going on in a winter garden, but there's a lot going on behind the scenes. Prune these plants in ...