Deciduous shrubs – those that lose their leaves each winter – are always sending up new stems at or near ground level. This makes them forgiving plants to prune. New growth, wherever needed, can ...

A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October. So, ...

The Associated Press This undated photo shows a shrub being pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. Deciduous shrubs — those that lose their leaves each winter — are always sending up new stems at or near ground ...

There are different types of currants to grow, including blackcurrants, whitecurrants, redcurrants, and more. While it may ...

In this stressful spring, we’ve been cheered by the bright blooms of flowering shrubs and ornamental trees such as forsythia, quince, viburnum, lilac, cherry, crabapple and redbud. If these plants ...

Deciduous shrubs — those that lose their leaves each winter — are always sending up new stems at or near ground level. This makes them forgiving plants to prune. New growth, wherever needed, can ...

When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...

Many plants are best left alone in November as they go dormant for the winter. As these ten are especially prone to damage, ...

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This undated photo shows a shrub being pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. Maintain a natural, graceful form to a flowering shrub with renewal pruning, starting with lopping back some of the oldest stems to ...