Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Discover 5 plants to prune in April, including roses, lavender and hydrangeas, with expert tips for healthier growth and ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

Winter is the optimal time to prune most deciduous fruit trees (except apricot and cherry). Photo courtesy Getty Images. Do you have a gardening question? The Master Gardeners of Santa Clara County ...

I just finished pruning my roses after starting to prune them between our unusually wet winter storms. I only have about 38 roses now, so the chore is manageable; although there is quite a variety ...

March and April are two of the most important pruning windows of the year. Dormancy is lifting, sap is moving, and the ...

A guide to the best plants to prune in April, featuring expert trimming tips, along with guidance on what not to prune and ...

Mid-February is a busy time for gardeners in East Texas. It’s the perfect time to plant cool-season vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cilantro, collards, kale, lettuce, mustard, onions, ...

As I've said before, I often remember what to do in the garden by aligning horticultural chores with holidays. After all, that's when most of us find time to do them. This week was a prime example, as ...

As suspected, the weather has been on a roller coaster lately in our area. Temperatures are rising, then falling, requiring ...

Here in Vermont, we know spring has officially arrived when the snowdrops peak out from the gravelly roadsides, the red maple trees start sending out buds and the line at the mechanic shop extends out ...