The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

How and when you prune lavender may vary depending on the type you're growing. English lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia) ...

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Tall and slender or short and bushy, rubber plants, Ficus elastica, enhance the tropical ambience of any indoor garden. These ...

If you cook regularly, you have probably come across a recipe that calls for a bay leaf and thought, " Do I need to spend $7 ...

It’s surprising how often the bigger trees are the last addition to a garden, when they really should be one of the first.

Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, southern Californians have been encouraged for years to rip out water-guzzling lawns. They have also been urged to forgo non-native, ...

▪ Topping trees, most notably tree-form crape myrtles. This used to be done to mimosas as well. It ruins the plants’ natural ...

You should put your pruning shears down when it comes to browned lavender stems for much the same reason, the landscaper added; no matter how “tatty” they look. However the Royal Horticultural ...

Pruning is essential for various reasons it boosts harvests, helps new trees and shrubs thrive, spurs flowering, shapes plants, cuts away diseased wood, and enhances vigour. These tasks are best ...