Pruning at the wrong time can cut off next season's growth.

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 ...

Missing regular maintenance can leave lilacs sparse and uneven, but one pruning strategy offers a way to restore shape and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. blue sky in my pocket / Getty Images Jade plants are regal, tree-shaped succulents that can be the stars of your plant collection.

Knock Out' roses might be the best landscape rose in existence, but even they need pruning. Read our guide to pruning and ...

Someone recently told me that a woody shrub should never be pruned of old wood because it could die. Is this true? I have a viburnum in need of pruning. That's a new one to me! This is not true, but I ...

Petunias are one of the most popular annual plants. They are easy to grow but they do require periodic maintenance to look their best and to lengthen their bloom time. Keep petunias tidy by simply ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...