Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Overgrown deciduous woody shrubs can be aggressively pruned this and next month to rejuvenate them. Start by removing all dead wood. Prune old canes ...

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 ...

Question: We recently purchased a home with a lot of overgrown shrubs. They cover part of our front windows and grow over the walks. They are also very crowded. We are not sure how much we can prune ...

I prune plants that are overgrown very aggressively. Most gardeners hesitate to prune aggressively enough to get good results. Overgrown plants have little value in your garden, so don’t be afraid to ...

There are a few very large forsythia in my garden that have not been pruned for many years. I would like to cut them back, but it’s hard to trim them to scale with the rest of my garden. Can this be ...

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 ...

This honeysuckle was dying for a good renewal pruning. Rejuvenation pruning took the honeysuckle back to short stubs, from which new shoots will grow this spring. The beast of a honeysuckle at the ...

Hedges are a row of plants that merge into a solid linear mass. They have served gardeners for hundreds of years as screens, fences, walls and edging. A well-shaped hedge is no accident. It must be ...

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

A well-shaped hedge is no accident. It must be trained from the beginning. The establishment of a deciduous tree or shrub hedge begins with the selection of nursery stock. Choose young trees or shrubs ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Pruning trees and shrubs is necessary to ensure they maintain their health ...

This entryway feature not only looks imposing, but it's a nuisance for both you and guests, taking away from curb appeal and ...