Q: I have recently planted a butterfly bush in my backyard and it's growing rapidly. When is the right time to prune it? It currently has beautiful flowers and is great for attracting butterflies, but ...

Q:All of our buddleias are infested with a little worm. It is smooth and white with a black head. It eats the flower buds from the inside out so that the flowers never form. Last year, we sprayed Bt ...

October is a great time to start pruning certain plants, and there are a few reasons why. Lots of plants have lost most, if not all, of their leaves and this makes pruning much easier. Article ...

Pruning throughout the year is a crucial gardening job as it can help promote new growth and even a second flowering. The aim is to remove dead, diseased, and damaged branches and stems, which will ...

Garden enthusiasts are in for a treat as their dedication to their green spaces is set to bloom with new life this season. However, Adam Frost, the gardening guru, has some advice for those tending to ...

Pruning plants in the landscape can be a daunting task. "How far back should they be pruned," "when should I prune" and "how do I prune" are frequent questions all county extension agents get. Pruning ...

April is the month when gardeners will see their gardens burst into life as the warmer weather and sunshine sees new flowers and trees start to bud. But it's also the time to take action for those ...

If I gathered up all the billions of garden questions people have asked me over the years, via email, at the annual neighborhood barbeque, or even as I’m lying on the operating room table waiting for ...

Q: When should I prune a butterfly bush? And how do I go about it? A: Here’s a general rule for pruning shrubs: If the shrub bears blossoms on new growth made just before flowering in late spring and ...