When it comes to garden upkeep, many plants and trees in your yard do well with a yearly cut back. Some love a tidy up in the cold winter months, while there are other plants you should be pruning in ...

I HAVE BEEN pruning evergreens now for the last two weeks at a fever pitch! That is because late November and all of December is the ideal time to prune your conifers and softwoods. And the trimmings ...

Q. We have several evergreens in our landscape that need pruning. I have been told we have junipers, yews and a row of taller arbor-vitae in the back. The junipers are spreading over the sidewalk, the ...

New growth or candles on a Scotch pine can be pruned in June. CONTRIBUTED New growth or candles on a Scotch pine can be pruned in June. CONTRIBUTED I sure hope this weekend will provide a bit of ...

Pruning is scary when you’re a beginner gardener, we know, but be brave and show these spring-flowering shrubs some tough ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

May is prime time to prune spring-flowering shrubs so they can grow strong stems for next year’s blooms. Trimming right after flowering keeps plants healthy, shapely, and full of energy. With the ...

You can rip overgrown bushes out and start over, but this isn't always desirable. Here's how to landscape a yard with ...

Late fall might seem like the right time to prune plants but in fact the best time of year to do this varies. While it's the right time of year for many plants, others prefer to be pruned in late ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rhododendron shrub covered in frost in winter. Having to think about plants you shouldn’t prune in winter might seem confusing.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...