Perennial plants can be trickier than annuals, because you need to learn how to help them thrive season after season. Knowing when and how to complete certain maintenance tasks is vital. And while ...

Refraining from pruning perennials in the fall can provide crucial food and habitat for birds and beneficial insects. The flowers are fading, leaves are falling, and the lawn has lost its summer ...

When it comes to cleaning up your plants and getting them ready for the next growing season, you may think that fall is the best time to do this. It makes sense, as it's when everything is already ...

Pruning is a necessary but often tedious task for gardeners. Getting the timing right is essential for many plants, and viburnums are a great example. With over 150 species, viburnums (Viburnum spp.) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gardener pruning salvia plant in garden. - Juliealexk/Getty Images Pruning is an important task to help ensure plant health and ...

These doublefile viburnum shrubs seen May 5 demonstrate the effects of fall pruning. The plant without flowers was pruned the previous fall, while the plant with flowers was not pruned. (photos by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning plants in the fall doesn’t just keep your garden looking neat. It also wards off disease and pests while giving perennials ...

In addition to watering, fertilizing, and weeding, pruning your tomato plants is key to a bountiful harvest.

Do you know what a secateur is? I encountered the word a few years ago in a magazine featuring Martha Stewart, who was describing the fine points of the secateur she was marketing. A secateur is ...

Electric hedge trimmers are perfect for cutting back ornamental grasses. CONTRIBUTED Electric hedge trimmers are perfect for cutting back ornamental grasses. CONTRIBUTED Last Sunday and Monday were ...

You prune your tomatoes, why not your peppers? Well-timed pepper pruning provides surprising benefits.

The flowers are fading, leaves are falling, and the lawn has lost its summer beauty as we inch into autumn. Drought and intense heat have left many plants struggling, and what was once a beautiful ...