As far as summer perennials go, catmint is at the top of horticulturist Christine Froehlich’s list for pruning. "The number ...

I can tell you from personal experience: you don’t want dead wood hanging around in pecan trees. It can fall without warning, ...

While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...

For about two weeks every spring, my letter carrier, delivery drivers and just about everyone else who walks into my yard comments on the deliciously strong scent emanating from the two lilac shrubs f ...

One of the signature indicators of spring is the gently wafting scent of the common lilac (syringa vulgaris). I look forward to daily checking my mail because of the lilac bush by the mailbox. It ...

Don't prune too late: Pruning lilacs too late means you risk cutting off next year’s buds. "Pruning in the winter can cause stress to your lilac by making it susceptible to winter damage ...

Lilacs, which bloom on the previous season’s growth, start the bud-setting process pretty quickly after flowering, so Ms. Finley recommends that spring’s deadheading and light pruning happen ...

Tiny leaf buds are forming on the apple and dogwood trees in Chris Kuhlow’s Port Jefferson Station backyard, and leaves are appearing on his black raspberry bushes and lilacs. For 15 years ...

INDIANA, USA — Hummingbirds have reached the Gulf Coast of the United States, and will slowly migrate north the next couple of months. We have the latest 2025 spring timeline for when you can expect ...

Both trees and summer-blooming shrubs should be pruned in late winter to early spring before bud break. As for spring-blooming shrubs like lilacs, please only take off any troublesome areas that ...

Incredibly supersized onions grew in a local reader’s garden In Fielding Questions, readers also asked about pruning lilacs and whether potatoes with green spots are safe to eat.