I take possession of a new home in early January, and wonder how to approach renovating the garden. The garden has many ...

We recently purchased a home with a lot of overgrown shrubs. They cover part of our front windows and grow over the walks. They are also very crowded. We are not sure how much we can prune them. Are ...

I have been writing about the importance and how-to’s of pruning and today, the topic is one of my favorites – rejuvenation pruning. This is an easy technique and one that brings new life into old ...

I have a mature landscape that has a boxy, unnatural look. Would it be possible to restore some of these plants to a more natural appearance instead of replacing them with new plants? I also need your ...

Buying a home is a significant investment. When you finally put it on the market, you'd expect to not only recover the invested capital but also earn a little (or a lot!) extra to justify the work you ...

Question: We recently purchased a home with a lot of overgrown shrubs. They cover part of our front windows and grow over the walks. They are also very crowded. We are not sure how much we can prune ...

The third week of January is the time to get ready for the spring garden shows, and the kick off for Western Washington is the Tacoma Home and Garden Show that runs Jan. 30 to Feb. 2. Visit the show’s ...

I have some very large, overgrown, fragrant viburnums growing along a path to my house and need to drastically reduce them in size. Can this be done successfully and if so, what is the best approach?

Allow your house to have some breathing room. “When we remove old plantings, the house can ‘breathe’, and it becomes evident ...