In cooler regions with low humidity, one native tree offers stunning blooms with edible fruit beloved by wildlife. Here's how ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

Spring is the worst time of year to prune your dogwood tree because you can negatively impact spring blooms. If you want to prune your dogwood trees, any other time of the year is perfect, depending ...

I love to prune trees and shrubs; now is the time to start. I worked this past weekend on a ginkgo at my daughter’s house that was out of control. It has two main trunks and lots of branches coming ...

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 ...

Effective pruning also maintains a healthy and vibrant tree, boosts fruit production, and protects against pests and diseases ...

Q: We want to trim our trees, but we were told not to cut off any branches in the summertime. Why is that? The weather is warm, and we can be outside, and we don’t want to trim the trees in the winter ...