The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

I like the idea of a “low maintenance” garden, so long as it’s also beautiful and wholesome for people, wildlife, and the ...

Hard pruning removes more stems but leads the rose bushes to grow longer and produce more flowers. This method is perfect for pruners who like to cut roses for displays and bouquets. Light pruning ...

Roses benefit greatly from being tended to in February. Experts have revealed the one easy action that will ensure ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

Sowing seeds, feeding, mulching and pruning are high on the agenda in February – it's a prime time to prepare the garden for ...

‘The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

Spring-flowering shrubs and trees must be exposed to several months of cold temperatures before they can bloom. Which means ...

The first step to quickly transforming your yard into an orchard is selecting trees that fruit between one and five years.

Cut branches forced into bloom can help add sunshine to those gloomy winter days and it is not hard to coax many into flower. Branches from cherry, plum, forsythia, apple, ...

Having an indoor fruit tree may sound appealing, but not all fruit trees are suited for growing inside. Here are the ones to ...