One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

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Found yourself with a garden full of overgrown trees and shrubs? It’s time to give them a haircut through pruning. Pruning helps trees and plants stay healthy, improve growth, and even produce more ...

Shrubs play a vital role in the landscape for several reasons, and having an easy-care shrub can offer numerous benefits. Shrubs are important for providing framework in the landscape and they are the ...

Thinning is the practice of pruning individual stems to create a more open, billowy plant and allow light to reach the interior. Kenneth Silver Observer file photo Some of you have been eyeing your ...

Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant. Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers new growth. Thin crowded or open shrubs to improve airflow and prevent winter damage ...

*Avoid pruning oaks from February through June, when transmission of oak wilt is most likely. Paint all wounds on oaks with wound dressing or latex paint to seal the tree from possible Oak Wilt ...