There are several different types of pruning, and you can do them at different times of year. However, the best method and timing depend on your goal, as well as the plant species in question. “For ...

A gloved hand holding red pruning shears - Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock If you need motivation to go out in the January cold to do some garden work, picture a tree covered in showy white flowers in ...

DEAR NEIL: We have moved into a 50-year-old house that has a mature Arizona ash. It’s too wide for where it is. I’m afraid its branches will break in a storm. When can it be pruned? Dear Reader: You ...

Winter throws plenty of challenges at plants. Don’t add to the adversity with these gardening mistakes. Don't prune fruit trees too early and never trim spring-flowering shrubs in the winter. Avoid ...

In the past, I have written about how to properly prune trees. To add a little bit of interest, I thought perhaps it would be beneficial to show examples of poor pruning and the reasons why these ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

The effects of the changing climate are felt in all aspects of ecology, from the melting of the ice caps to the acidification of the oceans. However, one more recent finding suggests that even trees ...