Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

2. To check growth where space is limited. This is most likely the No. 1 reason you prune. We prune plants to keep them in proper perspective to their location. Remember, picking the right plant for ...

Soil organic matter can help neutralize and bind some pollutants so they don’t leach into groundwater or aren’t absorbed by ...

Allow tap water to warm to room temperature before using on houseplants.

While a lot of pruning takes place through late autumn, certain berry bushes benefit from a winter pruning. It'll focus the ...

Pruning can seem like a complicated task. There's more to it than just picking a tool and cutting a few branches. Let the ...

Midwinter is a good time to prune deciduous shrubs because it’s easy to see the structure and judge which branches to remove.

Once New Year's Day has passed, gardeners start to get excited about new plants and ideas for the landscape and garden. One ...

Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs. They smell like ...

So far, our winter weather has been rather wet, but not too cold. Still, make sure you have on hand a blanket of row cover for when the extra frosty winter nights occur.

This year’s Pantone Color of the Year is "Cloud Dancer," and as the name suggests it is a cumulus cloud white of which ...

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