Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

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 ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

Q: I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A: ...

Distinctive oak-shaped leaves and golden variegation set this handsome holly apart from all the others. Introduced by the Southern Living Plant Collection, Golden Oakland® Holly maintains an upright, ...