We recently purchased a home that has some very large azalea bushes. We love azaleas, but these are quite large and overgrown ...

With longer days and milder weather settling in, April is the perfect time to get outside and give your garden a gentle reset. While not everything needs cutting back, a well-timed prune can make a ...

AND HOW TO DO IT. WITH A HANDSAW AND A CAREFUL CUT, THIS CAN BE PRIME TIME FOR PRUNING. SO I’LL TAKE THIS BACK AT THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM IN BOSTON. HORTICULTURISTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A NARROW ...

There is nothing quite like a freshly-picked blueberry, whether you enjoy it straight off the bush or in a delectable blueberry dessert. If you grow blueberry bushes of your own at home, you'll want ...

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Pruning is my favorite gardening task by far. I prune plants that have gotten overgrown very aggressively, and I suspect that will be the best approach for you, too. Most gardeners are hesitant to ...

Q: My azaleas are dying, one after the other. This has been going on for the past year. Is this a disease? Is there anything I can do to stop it? A: You didn’t mention where you are. In this day and ...

Shreveport summers do not ease into the season. One week it feels fine, then you wake up and your AC is running nonstop. A little maintenance now can help you dodge the two things nobody wants in July ...

The how to prune is based on what type of plant it is. Does it have one main trunk or multiple stems or trunks (cane producing)? Cane-producing plants like abelia, nandina and butterfly bush should ...