Shrubs require more maintenance than bedding or potted plants, with pruning the main task to keep them looking good. Consider these general guidelines for how often and how much to prune, along with ...

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 ...

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Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often ...

Found yourself with a garden full of overgrown trees and shrubs? It’s time to give them a haircut through pruning. Pruning helps trees and plants stay healthy, improve growth, and even produce more ...

We were lucky this year and did not have much serious cold weather or damage to our more tropical plants. It is never a good idea to heavily shear shrubs during the colder winter months and so when ...

The beauty of shrub and tree branches appears when leaves are absent. Take advantage of this time to prune woody plants to prevent crossing and rubbing branches, thin out dense ...

There’s an old saying in pruning: “Prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The advice helps overcome our fear of cutting away too many branches. Other pruning adages are less useful. “When in ...

For all of these plants, pruning can begin if needed after we have assessed how much, if any, winter damage has occurred. That will not be until late April when plants should be growing. If you have ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we enter autumn, the transition from summer to winter, gardeners should plan on cutting back their spent perennials. This column focuses on seasonal ...