Prune deciduous hollies in winter and evergreen hollies in late winter or early spring. Make clean pruning cuts at the leaf nodes, and don't overharvest branches or berries. Use other natural items, ...

Q: I have waited all season for my hydrangeas to bloom and had nary a one until now. Now, they are covered (see reader's photo). Why now? Nothing has changed that I know of. I live in Fayetteville. A: ...

Here’s how to time your shrub pruning correctly.

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 ...

It's a good time to prune many dormant trees and shrubs. However, knowing exactly how, what and when to prune can be bewildering. For instance, some plants shouldn't be cut now because flower buds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Art of Gardening member Kathy Varner introduced her next-door neighbor, Todd Bowman, to talk on the topic of pruning at a meeting ...