Pruning is my favorite gardening task by far, and the winter dormant season is a great time to prune trees and shrubs. You ...

Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Overgrown deciduous woody shrubs can be aggressively pruned this and next month to rejuvenate them. Start by removing all dead wood. Prune old canes ...

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Barberry, the common name for berberis, are versatile deciduous or evergreen shrubs renowned for their foliage, flowers, berries, and sharp spikes. There are hundreds of different shrubs within the ...

Q. My oleander shrubs are overgrown. When and how severely can they be pruned? A. The best time to prune oleanders is late winter just before new growth occurs (late February to early March).

Many shrubs benefit from pruning each year. We prune them to remove stray branches and suckers, keep the plants to a manageable size, and maintain an attractive shape. For some shrubs, pruning also ...

It's still winter? That means it's a great time to prune our rose shrubs. Pruning our roses is an effective way to increase flower production for the upcoming season. Learn the basics as Ben tackles ...

Question: We recently purchased a home with a lot of overgrown shrubs. They cover part of our front windows and grow over the walks. They are also very crowded. We are not sure how much we can prune ...

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 you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Jacky Parker Photography A flowering quince (Chaenomeles sp.) is an ...