Flowers are the ephemerals of the garden. They vanish without a trace at the end of each season, so you would hardly think them worth pruning during their brief stay. Yet pruning can help make more ...

Pruning plants, flowers and trees can stimulate longer flowering periods and new growth. Timing is key when it comes to pruning, and May is an ideal month for many plants as they have either finished ...

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering perennials ...

The next few weeks are the year’s best to prune flowering shrubs that have already finished blooming for the year, as well as most evergreens. Spring-flowering woody plants (ones that bloom in March, ...

Q: When is it too late to do dormant pruning? I had planned another round of winter pruning of the veteran apple and pear trees on our property, but they are already budding before I’ve been able to ...

I have found Miracle-Gro All Purpose Garden Soil for In-Ground Use to be a highly economical and effective amendment when ...

Many garden plants benefit from being pruned, as it helps to improve the tree or a shrub’s structure as well as encourage healthy growth. However, it is important gardeners perform this task at the ...

Pruning plants is crucial as it eliminates dead, diseased and damaged sections of the plant, reducing their susceptibility to pests. Moreover, pruning stimulates further growth and encourages plants ...