February can feel like a slow month in the garden, as winter drags on and spring is yet to arrive. But there’s lots you can do now to encourage spring growth, especially when it comes to pruning ...

Pruning during winter is an ideal time to rid your plants of any unwanted parts before spring and summer come, and these are ...

Essentially, when thinking about plants to prune in spring, you must focus on winter-blooming shrubs, like mahonia, that have exhausted all blooms and can be rejuvenated before they prepare for next ...

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 ...

The days are getting longer and it’s starting to feel more believable that spring is around the corner. While warmer weather will add a lot of different gardening tasks to the ‘to-do list,’ right now, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spring in Colorado is grand if you’re OK with switching between a heavy jacket and a tank top. We never complain about spring rain or even snow since all ...

Q. We have a trumpet vine that has been growing in the same sport for three years. It is lush and green, but no flowers. When I asked the nursery folks they said "Be patient." What is your take on ...

November is an excellent time to prune certain perennial shrubs. While some plants benefit from retaining their foliage through the winter, others require some cleaning up for the best upcoming ...

In many parts of North America, January is when most outdoor plants are dormant. Spring is months away, leaving gardeners feeling like there's nothing they can do outside in their garden. Yet there ...

From perennials that need to be pruned in the fall to trees that need a light trim in the dead of winter, a gardener's pruning shears never get any rest. However, it can be a little dizzying trying to ...