With the array of tools available, make sure you prune with the one best suited for the job, whether it's clipping plant stems or lopping off tree branches.

Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are small — just a few feet high and a few feet long, while others can soar up to 10 or more feet and ...

As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...

When summer arrives, it can be easy to overlook the routine tasks. June is a good month, for instance, to shear your hedges. Here are some tips on how to keep your hedges in shape before they get ...

Late winter to early spring is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. With the exception of evergreens, plants are still dormant during this window, so the stress that pruning imparts will not ...

With the end of the fall season comes the question of when is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. It’s not always a simple answer. There are as many ways to prune as there are trees and shrubs.

February is considered the best month to cut back most plants that require pruning. It is important to remember that not everything needs to be pruned. We prune to remove dead and diseased wood, to ...

As I write this on a Sunday evening, the Weather Underground long-range forecast is saying our cold weather will have one last hurrah this weekend. Temperatures will be in the low 20s and high teens ...