Pruning is essential for attractive, healthy trees and shrubs and improves the quality of flowers, fruit and foliage. The ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

Last week, while I was going to town, a neighbor and friend from church asked me what I knew was an orange-like small tree that begins with C. He knew that I understood plants. I said, “Calamondin.” I ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

Don’t automatically blame cold weather for killing your plants over the winter. Most plants that suffer chronic winter damage and die are stressed plants that would have died from something ...

There are seedheads on the sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’) and the Phlomis russeliana which give height and rusty colour at this time of year, and they provide shelter for insects as well as food ...

Grab your coat and clippers and get into your backyard! Experts say winter is the perfect time to start pruning your plants.

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But gardeners are warned to be mindful of cutting hedges in March as this is the bird nesting season and it is an offence ...

An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not ...

Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ creates the same effect but with richer red stems, again looking its best during winter. Here the ...

Winter is a great time to prune trees and shrubs — it’s by far my favorite gardening task and plays a key role in maintaining a great looking garden. Overgrown deciduous woody shrubs can be ...