December is an ideal month for light pruning of certain shrubs. Avoid heavy cuts that could compromise spring blooms. Light pruning to shape and remove dead branches helps prevent cold and ice damage.

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Now that fall is here, we're in the time slot where the garden answer phone starts ringing off the hook. Many people believe that since God invented pruning shears, they need to be used to butcher ...

After a long winter, there is an amazing amount of pruning to do. When to prune shrubs is determined by when they bloom. Shrubs that bloom in summer, anytime from June on, such as roses and hydrangeas ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rabbitbrush is an important late-season plant for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. This new queen will forage before finding overwintering ...