Key Points Prune Christmas cactus after it blooms but before new growth starts.Use fingers or sterilized shears to prune up ...

The best color is on new growth — branches that are just a year or two old. Older branches will turn grayish or brown. “To ...

There's one showy, pollinator-friendly summer bloomer that loves a good late-winter haircut — prune it right, and it'll ...

Botanists classify berries into a wide range of types – a true berry is a fruit formed by a single flower with seeds embedded in the pulp. Berries here, however, refer to horticultural usage – any ...

A plant I really love in the gravel garden is the hardy aloe striatula. It is a sturdy succulent plant that naturally occurs on the summits of mountains along the south of the Karoo region of South ...

Winter is usually quiet for most gardens. However, there are some things you can do to optimize your garden for spring. One ...

White snow, twinkling lights, brass menorahs, Kwanzaa unity cups and a red-and-green potted poinsettia centered on a table.

Gardening expert shares which popular spring-flowering shrubs you should avoid pruning in winter to ensure beautiful blooms ...

Pruning is an essential part of gardening, but it should be done at the right time of year to avoid damaging the plant and reducing the number of flowers it produces in the spring ...

Your Money Tree, also known as the Guiana chestnut (Pachira aquatica), is growing in a rather small pot. When grown on a ...

From roses to wisteria, geraniums and herbs, GH gardening columnist Juliet Sargeant gives her expert tips on taking cuttings ...

Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They never really go completely dormant, in that they keep their leaves and ...