For many plants, pruning in late winter can ruin your flower display. But for these summer bloomers, it'll have the opposite ...

It's time to prune most summer-flowering trees such as crape myrtle, vitex, pomegranate, althea and mimosa. Pruning should generally be done between late January through early March to enhance their ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Proper tree care often involves pruning. While the technique is important, timing also plays a role in the tree's well-being. We asked expert Ben Vaughan, a certified arborist who serves as urban ...

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing an ethereal garden you want to look at every day requires one crucial component: variety. While a ...

We are very lucky to enjoy such a great assortment of spring flowering trees ranging from the early blooming Shadblow and Cherries (Amelanchier sp. and Prunus sp.) to mid spring redbud and Bradford ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to keep them looking nice. A lower-maintenance way to provide landscape color is ...

It was a warm day (upper 70s) in August, mostly clear and calm, when I drove on a county road not far from home. I had ...