Understanding Clematis Pruning
When spring arrives, many gardeners feel a moment of anxiety and incomprehension when faced with the tangled mess of branchesContinue Reading
Category: Pruning
The Truth About Tomato Suckers
One of the most debated topics among tomato growers is whether to prune secondary stems—commonly but mistakenly referred to asContinue Reading
When Should You Prune Hydrangeas?
Hydrangeas are popular garden plants because of their beautiful flowers and ease of care. However, their pruning can be confusing,Continue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Is Pruning Dappled Willows Necessary in Autumn?
Question I’ve planted a dappled willow (Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’). Should I prune it in autumn? How much fertilizer shouldContinue Reading
Let Sleeping Clematis Climb
Some older gardening books recommend taking clematis down off their support for the winter, laying them on the ground and covering themContinue Reading
How to Rejuvenate an Old Lilac?
For many, the blooming of lilacs is the quintessential heralding of spring. This perfume that travels. These bouquets we enterContinue Reading
How to Prune a Wisteria and Make It Bloom?
By Julie Boudreau With its incredible clusters of grape juice-scented flowers, wisterias (Wisteria spp.) hypnotize us with their beauty. EveryoneContinue Reading
Pruning That Does Good
Think it’s still winter? But look at the trees and shrubs in your yard: as soon as the temperatures rise,Continue Reading
What Animal Is Damaging My Tree’s Bark?
Question We’ve had a Norway maple in our back yard for over 15 years. This summer, we observed that theContinue Reading
Eight Common Gardening Myths
No one knows where they’re from or how they begin. Like urban legends, gardening myths spread like wildfire from gardenerContinue Reading