Wondering what to prune in early spring? Experts explain which plants benefit from pruning now and which ones to leave alone.
This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative (and edible) espaliers. (Lee Reich via AP) Espalier is a way ...
I have grown, maintained, and harvested blackcurrant, redcurrant, and whitecurrant bushes in walled kitchen gardens and on my home plots for many years. I always found them simple to grow, easy to ...
We recall a story told long ago about a young gardener who, early one morning, was pruning his trees and shrubs. He had a favorite currant bush, which had begun to go to wood; he feared that it would ...
Miss this crucial period, and gardeners could be left with "fewer blooms", "smaller harvests", and "leggy, overcrowded plants" when summer arrives. Garden authority Ali Lijee from TreeMend highlights ...
Espalier: how to train plants for the tracery of branches This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative ...