Spring is an exciting time for gardeners, marking the beginning of the growing season. As buds emerge and pollinators return, trips to the garden center become a regular weekend activity. While the ...

From the depths of winter to the dog days of summer, these native bushes, trees, and vines can help support a variety of ...

The world's oldest shrub was just found in Finland's tundra. The old-timer is a direct cousin of Arizona's Junipers found ...

Nilsson: Dogwood Ninebark Elderberry, Barberry Sumac is a good option. Lilac and Viburnum were some of their top ...

Evergreen shrubs are key components of the landscape, and to look their best, they will occasionally need maintenance pruning ...

You'll probably be able to renovate a big old shrub instead of removing it and replacing it. Two techniques will get the job ...

One of the best shrub arborvitaes is ‘Mr. Bowling Ball‘, Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam.’ This dwarf shrub only grows two to ...

Pruning is a tricky, time-consuming activity that can backfire if done wrong. Our lineup has 24 plants that thrive and ...

Pruning is the gardener’s art of cutting back plants to improve their health, shape and productivity. It involves selectively removing plant parts, such as branches, buds or roots, to eliminate ...

Evergreens, on the other hand, can be permanently destroyed because they don’t regenerate the way deciduous plants do. To repair rabbit damage, prune all branches down to a point below where the ...

Missing a pruning won’t kill the plant, but it will inhibit its ability to thrive and bloom, so it’s worth taking the time to tend to each species. You may like 5 plants to prune in February ...

This will minimize the damage done to the plant and reduce the risk of transferring any disease between your plants. If in doubt, err on the side of under-pruning so that the plant doesn’t go ...