Many people feel that fruit tree pruning is too complex a task to be done by amateurs, but when we amateurs learn a few basic concepts, we can keep our fruit trees healthy, well-shaped and bearing ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. When most people think of architecture, they ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — As part of the Green Industry Continuing Education Series, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension presents “Pruning Basics” today from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. This ...

It is still wintertime and there's yet another gardening task that needs to be done — pruning. Many plants should be pruned in winter — late January, February and into March here in the High Desert — ...

Well-pruned shrubs and trees are a hallmark of a carefully tended yard or garden. Foundation plantings are lush and full, and blooming shrubs display their blossoms on shapely branches that accentuate ...

As part of the Green Industry Continuing Education Series, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension presents "Pruning Basics" noon -1 p.m., May 2, at the Cooperative Extension Office in Washoe ...

Most gardeners treat their pruning shears like a hammer or a trowel. Pick it up, use it, set it down. That routine works fine ...

While most of my lawn and gardens remain covered in a crusty blanket of winter white, patches of bare ground are gradually being revealed in the sunniest locales. Birds can be heard singing their ...

Pruning can help keep your shrubs and trees looking good and increase the production of flowers and fruit if done properly. However, poor pruning techniques can irreversibly damage your plants. Here ...

Certified arborist Rick Wheeler stands beneath a persimmon tree in a Torrance backyard and surveys the bare branches. Then he raises his shears and carefully starts snipping. He spots a crossing ...