Key Points Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant.Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers ...

Pruning and shearing aren't interchangeable. They're two very different gardening techniques that are used in specific ...

Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and tidy. Here are a few tips and tricks for pruning evergreen shrubs. Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future PLC/Polly Eltes Photography When it comes to pruning, timing is everything.

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Pruning after a heavy rain might seem like a good time to tackle the task, but you can actually do a lot more damage to your ...

Late winter to early spring is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. With the exception of evergreens, plants are still dormant during this window, so the stress that pruning imparts will not ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs are important features in our landscapes, but when it comes to pruning they are often misunderstood. Evergreens have specific needs and suffer when pruned poorly. There are ...

Evergreen cutting time. June is the ideal month to trim or cut back overgrown evergreens, especially those being used as hedges or in screen plantings along property lines. Some species tolerate heavy ...

When you’re outdoors pruning bare-branched trees and shrubs in winter, it may seem obvious to prune the evergreens too. That’s not a good idea, according to Julie Janoski, Plant Clinic manager at The ...

June is a bridge month, a time when spring hands off to summer and May’s flurry of gardening activity settles into a more maintain-and-monitor pace. It’s also a time when bugs start to show up in ...