Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and ...

it’s common to see tree care professionals doing extensive pruning. For most trees, this is the best time to prune as they are in dormancy. Done correctly, pruning influences the size ...

Pruning roses ensures that the plants flower well each year and is an especially important task if you have climbing roses.

One the most frequently asked gardening question concerns pruning. Many ask if it’s OK to prune any time the temperature ...

pays off big time over the years. By pruning appropriately you’ll extend the lifetime of your trees and shrubs, not to mention allow them to look and perform at their best year after year.

the new growth stimulated will not have time to harden off before freezes. If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering.

Cutting back crepe myrtles is a divisive topic, but there is one thing we can all agree on. The best time to cut back crepe ...

“For heavy pruning, such as for shaping and stimulating better growth, it’s best to trim your Japanese maple in the summer or winter.” As with most trees, winter is generally the best time ...

Winter is the ideal time of the year to prune many trees. The branches are bare which makes it easier to see the overall structure of the tree. A properly shaped tree will fruit better, and it ...

Adding a two- to three-inch layer of organic mulch around the base of your maple tree can significantly improve its health.

The Santa Ana winds that spread the fires with lightning speed blew with hurricane force. Although nothing can compare to the ...

When pruning a mature fig tree, avoid removing more than 30 percent of the tree’s canopy in a given year. Your tree needs time to heal, and trees pruned too heavily are at risk of becoming ...