Key Points Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant.Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers ...

Follow each flower stem down, tracing the stem to where it meets a leaf or the plant base. Use your fingers or a small pair of scissors and take the entire flower stem off. Check the plant once or ...

That means prevention is key. “If you need to have an oak pruned to remove damaged branches or improve its structure, have it done in winter,” Yiesla said. Elms, too, should be pruned only in winter, ...

There is nothing quite like a freshly-picked blueberry, whether you enjoy it straight off the bush or in a delectable blueberry dessert. If you grow blueberry bushes of your own at home, you'll want ...

Q: When should I prune my roses? They never go completely dormant in the winter. In Southern California, we don’t experience winter like the rest of the country. Most gardening guides will tell you to ...

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National Association of Landscape Professionals, joins John Williams to answer all of your ...

It goes without saying that seasonal gardening tasks should be performed at specific times of the year, mainly because of the weather. But many gardening practices are also best performed at certain ...

Last January, I put small Christmas lights and a sheet around my Meyer lemon tree. We covered the gardenia with plastic. Then the snow came. When we took the covers off, they were still green. But ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Person using long-handled yellow pruners on tree without leaves. - adriaticfoto/Shutterstock Meyer lemons (Citrus x limon 'Meyer') are natives to China that were ...