Redbuds are deciduous trees adored for their pink or white spring flowers and unique heart-shaped leaves. Pruning helps keep ...

Once you're sure there are no more freezes in sight, you have a laundry list of plants to prune so that they flower and ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

There are perilous weeks ahead for the millions of crape myrtles that have become the ornamental tree of choice in public and private landscapes across the land. This is “crape murder” season, the ...

The International Society of Arboriculture offered the following tips on proper pruning techniques for spring flowering trees: CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-One of the surest signs that warm weather is here to stay ...

Your biggest spring gardening mistake could be cutting these back ...

Check out our guide to the best spring-flowering trees that Southerners love. You'll want to plant at least one of these gorgeous spring-blooming trees.

OWNERS of gardens, large and small, will find this book very useful, for many people fail to get the best results from their shrubs and trees owing to their indifferent knowledge of pruning. All ...

Usually in winter, in places where snow falls and the ground freezes, there aren't too many chores to be done in the garden. Because I work as a professional gardener in the Northeast, my seasonal ...

Deciduous shrubs — those that lose their leaves each winter — are always sending up new stems at or near ground level. This makes them forgiving plants to prune. New growth, wherever needed, can ...

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