Usually, you wait until the chance of frost has passed before getting out your pruning shears. This bushy, yellow-flowering ...

Some plants thrive if given a good pruning in the late fall, right before they enter dormancy. This colorful, edible shrub is ...

Some perennials, though, are best cut back in fall. Hosta, iris and daylilies don’t have rigid stems, and quickly flatten ...

Allotments hum with quiet urgency each autumn, as a narrow slice of days decides whose plants surge and whose stall. Across ...

Autumn marks a hectic period in the pruning schedule, representing the ideal moment to eliminate aged growth and shape plants properly. Numerous plants that have contributed significantly to creating ...

The Knock Out rose is likely the most planted rose in southeast Louisiana landscapes. Since its introduction in 2000, the Knock Out rose has ushered in a whole new way to look at roses and use them in ...

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 ...

Harvesting fresh raspberries from your home garden is a fulfilling experience, and with some thoughtful pruning, you can maximize your harvest. By removing old and diseased canes and thinning out new ...

A hand picking a blueberry from a bush - Kativ/Getty Images Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are some of the most coveted fruit-bearing bushes you can have in a home garden. Not only are these bushes ...

One of the fastest-growing flowering shrubs, a butterfly bush can easily put on 5 feet or more of new growth in a single season. Learning how and when to prune a butterfly bush can help you keep all ...