Key Points Pruning hibiscus boosts branching, airflow, and blooms, though it delays flowers slightly.Tropical hibiscus is cut ...

Do more severe structural pruning to reduce the size of a shrub in late winter or early spring during dormancy. To remove the ...

Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be ...

I have a lot of pruning to do in my garden this winter and would like some advice on how to force some of the branches into flower? — Patty Harris, Riverwoods. Winter is a long ...

February is a pivotal month for home gardeners across North America. As winter fades and spring approaches, many are eager to ...

Spring is right around the corner, which means February is your final window to tackle key pruning jobs. From wisteria to ...

If you're hoping for a vibrant garden with lots of blooms this spring, you can prune these 10 plants as early as February. Here's how it makes a difference.

On plants where growth is constantly renewed from ground level, the weak, spindly shoots should be removed, as well as some ...

Howard Garrett / Special Contributor Is it time to thin trees, cut off the lower limbs and perform other pruning jobs? My answers to these common questions might surprise you. Late winter is a good ...

Garden tip Check seed starting supplies and make sure everything is clean and ready to go. Replace the fluorescent tubes in plant lights. By Carol T. Bradford Contributing writer Dear Carol: I have a ...

“Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more,” was the old saying repeated by North Dakota State University’s Professor Neal Holland as he taught apple tree pruning to us young horticulture ...