Pruning is a vital part of maintaining a healthy garden, especially when it comes to shrubs. However, many gardeners, from ...

Someone once said: “Life is like a rose garden — watch for the thorns and keep the pest dust handy.” Marin Master Gardener rose experts advise that in addition to pest dust, another way to enhance the ...

Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be ...

Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms. Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back heavily.

As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...

Prune these in winter: Birch trees, willows, maples, fruit trees, some hydrangeas, shrub hibiscus, twig dogwoods, shade trees ...

Gardeners, don’t be fooled by the current swell of very early spring warmth. Despite unseasonably warm temperatures forecasted this week, with some parts of Michigan flirting with 70 degrees, experts ...

Valentine’s Day brings roses to mind, and for gardeners, that’s a good thing. This holiday serves as a reminder that it’s ...

Ramblers have clusters of smaller flowers just once in the middle of summer. According to Monty, these need little pruning ...

For a few weeks each winter, the rose garden in front of the Old Mission Santa Barbara looks a little stark — branches cut back, blooms gone, the bushes pared down to their bones. Don’t worry, It’s a ...

The best time to prune rose of Sharon is in late winter or early spring. By pruning at this time, you avoid plant diseases and don't risk losing flower buds, which haven't formed yet. Rose of Sharon ...