Why timing matters: Late winter to early spring pruning supports healthy growth and reduces stress, while avoiding times that trigger vulnerable new shoots before harsh weather. Tools for the job: ...

Prune lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) lightly after bloom, while deferring moderate pruning until spring. (Jacquelyne S. Collins) We're well into fall and the questions keep coming. Get answers from ...

Well, summer is half over. I don’t measure by the solstice calendar, I measure by June, July and August; that’s summer! By late summer, most of the spring bloomers have already set their buds for next ...

Garden long enough, and you’re almost guaranteed to one day encounter a nest of stinging insects while pruning or weeding. Yellowjackets and baldfaced hornets are two of the most common bugs that ...

Q: I read your column every week. The question I have concerns a blue spruce hedge. The hedge runs along the side of our property that stretches about 50 metres containing about 30-40 trees. They were ...

Q. I have a couple of blue spruce trees. Someone told me to trim the bottom two layers of branches that are touching the ground. Is this a common practice/procedure and/or is there any benefit to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Varied plants with colorful flowers blooming in a garden with white chair - Darrell Gulin/Getty Images Pruning — a term that ...