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After many years working as a professional gardener, these are my go-to plants to prune in July, for a thriving yard in the ...
Q: We have a large tree-form lilac that needs to be trimmed back quite significantly. I can’t trim very far before I cut off a lot of leaves. What’s the best way to do this?
While most pruning work is done in the dormant season, these plants rely on a mid-summer trim to keep them healthy and ensure ...
NOTHING quite matches the relaxing scent of lavender during a warm spring and summer evening. Although it is a quintessential ...
Hakonechloa, japanese forest grass Ferns Lillies Pippa Greenwood – Hardy geraniums Epimedium Helleborus, hellebore Q – How should I go about pruning my lilac tree? (31’48”) ...
Known for their sprays of pretty perfumed flowers, lilac is beloved as ... die off during the winter. Pruning should not be extensive, but will be needed to cultivate the even look of a hedge across ...
When selecting plants for an outdoor space, it’s easy to let your eyes do the picking. While pots of bold, colorful flowers ...
We are still in June but have already experienced several days of 90 degree weather! We can only look forward to many more ...
Some woody plants naturally maintain an attractive shape without pruning! Varieties like boxwood ‘Green Velvet’, dwarf Korean ...
Perennials like catmint, pinks, black eye Susans and many more provide a garden of color from spring through fall when ...
Trees are not static fixtures. They are dynamic, changing, living beings.” That is how I closed my previous column on tree ...