Home gardeners can prune away damaged plant stems and diseased branches at any time of year, but giving certain plants a significant trim in summer isn’t always the best choice. Although some plants ...

Although some plants can be damaged by winter pruning, others actually grow better and fruit and flower more abundantly when they’re cut back in winter. Plus, it's easier to see the branches without ...

Having to think about plants you shouldn’t prune in winter might seem confusing. You may have heard that winter is the perfect time to prune plants since many of them are dormant. This is absolutely ...

Get Neil Sperry's gardening answers on yellow butterfly vine propagation, pruning figs and abelias, fertilizing winter ...

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Certain weather conditions can make shrubs vulnerable to stress during pruning. Avoid heavy pruning during very dry or hot weather, and aim for cooler weather in early spring or late autumn. Before ...

Alternating canes pruning eliminates old and deteriorated growth to promote younger and more vigorous growth which should be ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...