Q: My spotted aucuba bush is at least 30 years old. It appears to be healthy in spite of getting some black leaves in the early springtime. The problem is the bush is overgrown and out of shape. Could ...

Dear Neil: How should I prune my aucuba plant? It is too tall, but I am afraid I’ll ruin it if I cut it very much. Answer: Prune it one stem at a time. Make each cut in a way that the remaining leaves ...

TURNS OUT winter isn’t the excuse I’d hoped it would be to allow me to stow away my clippers, gloves and boots and stay indoors. “The traditional time to prune is when plants are dormant,” Cass ...

Aucuba Japonica, Japanese laurel, is an Asian shrub valued for its tolerance of heavy shade and large, often colorful evergreen leaves. The female Aucuba produces clusters of large berries that turn ...

It’s spring again, and while a lot of tulips may be on their way from Amsterdam, there are more important things to consider. Take, for example, the question of when and how to prune those reliable, ...