When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Jacky Hobbs/Future Pruning shrubs and perennials in May can reward you with neater plants ...

The best time to prune most shrubs is in the winter when the plants are dormant, so you can better see their shape. Which means there are many that you should avoid pruning in the spring—with a few ...

Answer: Lilacs, spirea and other spring blooming shrubs must be pruned soon after they bloom up until about the end of July. Spring blooming shrubs set new flower buds for next spring starting in ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides ...

This forsythia hedge has very few flowers because the hedge is crowded with invasive trees and the remaining forsythia branches were sheared back in the fall, removing the spring-flowering wood. The ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Each year in winter, gardeners get out their shears to trim their plants in preparation for the coming spring. Pruning is a vital part of plant care — for most trees and shrubs, at least. However, not ...

Get your garden ready for spring with this essential January pruning checklist. From fruit trees to roses, these are the ...

Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...