Winter is here, thus giving gardeners plenty of time to plan for the upcoming months and specific maintenance activities.

Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.

There are no flowers and very few leaves on rose bushes now, and that's all the more reason why winter is the best time to ...

In your journey through life, enjoy the cooler conditions as winter continues its path through January. In the landscape, ...

Bird houses: Now is the time to clean out and clean-up your birdhouses. Replace rotted wood, re-paint as needed, and check ...

Next spring I will be joining a rose tour in France, so I need to brush up on my French. I gathered up my French books and started by reviewing the chapter on how to ask questions, because if you want ...

While the rest of the garden rests, January is the perfect opportunity to perform a few crucial gardening tasks, including pruning. It’s a chance to prepare for the upcoming spring, despite it feeling ...

Roses bring a stunning beauty to the spring garden, and who can’t resist sniffing those first few blooms? The key to abundant blooms this spring is hard pruning your roses during winter. In Contra ...

Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and occasionally bloom throughout the winter. A: Although roses sometimes don’t go ...

The Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will host its annual Rose Pruning Day, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Jan. 10 at Mission Historical Park, 502 E. Los Olivos St. A January tradition for decades ...

Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and occasionally bloom throughout the winter. Although roses sometimes don’t go ...