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 circumstances and have dedicated tools.

Jake Hobson is a master pruner. He’s written two books on pruning: Niwaki: Pruning, Training, and Shaping Trees the Japanese ...

Pruning is a necessary task for the majority of shrubs that, when done right, will improve the health and beauty of your bushes. There is a right time to prune that will enhance growth and get the ...

November is the sweet spot to prune many of your favorite shrubs around the yard. With temperatures steadily dropping and perennials transitioning into their dormant state, you have a chance to give ...

I love pruning garden plants and its sense of accomplishment and opportunities to express my whims. Funny, for a guy who hasn’t had a haircut in decades, eh? Mostly, beyond getting rid of dead and ...

My landscaper prunes my shrubs every year about this time. I don’t like the way he prunes. My spring blooming shrubs have very few flowers. My neighbors have the same shrubs with lots of bloom. Also, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown shrub. This shrub, a western ...

The box tree moth has been confirmed in four more Ohio counties, the Ohio Department of Agriculture announced Sept. 25, two in Southwest Ohio and two in the northeast. Ashtabula, Clark, Cuyahoga and ...

CLEVELAND — An invasive pest that threatens one of Ohio’s most popular landscape plants has been detected in four more counties, including Cuyahoga and Ashtabula, state agriculture officials announced ...

Very destructive little insects are back in Delaware and are leaving chewed up shrubs in their wake. The box tree moth starts off as a caterpillar before becoming a moth that chews up boxwood shrubs ...

An invasive pest is targeting boxwood shrubs, and it has now been detected for the first time in Virginia. Box tree moth caterpillars feed directly on the leaves of boxwood shrubs and can completely ...