Hydrangeas have become very popular plants for the home landscape in recent years, primarily due to the release of new varieties with flowers of different sizes and shapes featuring more vivid shades ...

Once you're sure there are no more freezes in sight, you have a laundry list of plants to prune so that they flower and ...

Q: Could you give me some tips on how my mini tree could be pruned so it grows more upward instead of outward? And should I do it this fall or next spring? — Carrie M. A: Your photo shows a beautiful ...

Don’t ruin your spring blooms! Discover what not to prune now—and the right time to trim dogwood, lilac, azalea, forsythia, and more.

We had our first listener question at Homegrown NH, from Vera in Concord: My oak leaf hydrangeas have grown large and are overtaking their beds. Do I wait until spring or after they bloom next summer ...

Living in a New England beach town, it was my dream to have lush, colorful hydrangea bushes akin to those seen on Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. Instead, I had some drooping cone hydrangeas and a ...

In many ways, November feels like a perfect time to prune your plants. The weather is cooler and easier to work with, and wrapping up lingering gardening tasks feels natural towards the end of the ...

Winter may be the traditional time to prune apple trees and grape vines, but it’s not the right time for all woody plants. There are different reasons why pruning during winter is not recommended. For ...

Each method of cutting plants serves a specific purpose.

Help! I have several fig trees and am not sure how to prune them. The bushy tree you see has over time become a shrub/bush ...