A reader reached out to share her question with me about her beautiful forsythia hedge surrounding a birdbath in her garden. As she cleaned the bird bath, she poured the diluted bleach water onto the ...

Limelight hydrangeas, H. paniculata 'Limelight', are deciduous shrubs that grow rapidly up to 10 feet tall. Annual pruning ...

The best time to prune is in late winter or early spring, but different hydrangeas have different needs. Avoid pruning more than one-third of the growth, as this can lead to stunted blooms. Limelight ...

Early March pruning can be tricky. Learn how to safely prune your shrubs based on weather, plant type, and goals.

Are you one of the many gardeners who worry about pruning a plant and causing damage? Don’t be. Pruning can be easy if you know a little bit about what you are doing.

Experts explain how and when a rejuvenation cut can save a shrub that's gotten out of control ...

Your biggest spring gardening mistake could be cutting these back ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be cutting off ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

Sometimes a garden shrub grows too large for its site. It may have long branches blocking a walkway or window. It may be shading out other plants or getting wider and taking over a bed. Or, it may ...