Some key fall evergreen care tasks you should complete before the snow comes are a deep watering, mulching, and placing a ...

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

Ornamental grasses provide an easy-to-care-for, beautiful ground cover. Do they need to be pruned, though? The answer might surprise you.

When you grow ornamental grasses, they don't need pruning in the fall ... deciduous grasses back to the base and remove dead leaves from evergreen grasses. Loropetalum is a genus of four shrub species ...

After a summer of growth, you may be ready to bring out those loppers and that new handheld tiny chainsaw pruner this fall and give your shrubs a haircut. But if you want healthy shrubs and some ...

Practicing the art of bonsai is one of the most rewarding, naturally founded, and beautiful practices a person can choose for a hobby. Each tree lends beauty and grace to the space where they grow, ...

Lavender is prized for its richly fragrant flowers and gorgeous foliage, but flowering is often limited to a couple of months in summer. Luckily, there are ways to make the blooms last longer.

A shrub will rarely die if left unpruned. It is often desirable to prune for size control, improve overall shape, or to remove dead or diseased branches. This pruning is basic for all shrubs. Growth ...

Pruning plants can have a significant impact on their growth in the year ahead. Pruning is essential for maintaining plant health, vigour, and balance, as well as preventing larger species from taking ...

The proper timing of gardening work has a real impact on getting the desired results. One of the challenges of gardening in southeast Louisiana (or anywhere) is learning when activities like planting, ...

As we enter autumn, the transition from summer to winter, gardeners should plan on cutting back their spent perennials. This column focuses on seasonal pruning of herbaceous shrubs, with a review of ...