Cutting back crepe myrtles is a divisive topic, but there is one thing we can all agree on. The best time to cut back crepe myrtles is before new spring growth makes its appearance.

Add colour and interest to your garden with our guide to variegated plants, featuring standout foliage plants that bring ...

Here’s what you do and don’t need to do in your garden during winter, including the tasks that protect plants now—and the ...

Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs — they smell like ...

We recently moved into a home with two apple trees. I was told that they need to be pruned every year. Could you please give ...

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

One of the questions I get asked a lot is what to do after a heavy snowfall that may be weighing down branches on shrubs or ...

I am thinking of planting two fringetrees in my yard. However, I’ve come across mentions of their susceptibility to Emerald ...

It could cost you this year's blooms ...

Spring is so far away, but we can still dream of it! One of my favorite spring flowering shrubs are lilacs. They smell like ...

Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...