The main technique for reducing the size of an overgrown deciduous shrub is called heading back. Heading cuts are intended to ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

Despite the chilly January weather, gardening experts say this is actually an ideal time to get pruning in your garden. With ...

Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and ...

Pruning is a great task to tackle in January for certain plants to get your garden off to a good start this year. An expert ...

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...

Shrubs and trees that are dormant — sitting out winter’s cold and drought in a sleeping state — won’t respond to pruning with new growth, the way they would during the growing season.

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature ...

MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of crape myrtles, dwarf yaupon hollies, hibiscus, lichen on ...

▪ Topping trees, most notably tree-form crape myrtles. This used to be done to mimosas as well. It ruins the plants’ natural ...

Never prune more than 20% to 30% of the jade plant’s branches at one time. Removing too much of the plant can shock it and ...