October is a busy month in the pruning calendar, with many plants needing to be cut back to ensure they return next year ...

I have grown, maintained, and harvested blackcurrant, redcurrant, and whitecurrant bushes in walled kitchen gardens and on my home plots for many years. I always found them simple to grow, easy to ...

We recall a story told long ago about a young gardener who, early one morning, was pruning his trees and shrubs. He had a favorite currant bush, which had begun to go to wood; he feared that it would ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown ...

Espalier: how to train plants for the tracery of branches This undated photo shows a red currant espalier in New Paltz, N.Y. Red currant plants are especially easy to train and prune as decorative ...

This is the second in a series for pruning small fruits in the Iowa home garden by Linn County Master Gardener, Lisa Slattery. Today's blog will cover gooseberries and currants. The next two weeks ...

Spring is the time to prune fruit trees and bushes using lopping shears and a pruning saw. CDT file photo As spring approaches, berry plants, fruit trees and grapes need attention to perform their ...

Pruning is often seen as a winter chore for gardeners, but there are loads of great reasons to get your secateurs out in July. It's now the ideal time for restorative pruning. If you've over-pruned or ...