This is a good time to check your houseplants for pests and some trees and shrubs are ready for pruning. See what else you can do while waiting to get into the garden.

You definitely want to prune these popular plants in the spring, including popular grasses, shrubs, and trees. However, avoid ...

Rejuvenation is often the only maintenance option available with overgrown shrubs when pruning is no longer possible. The main varieties of shrubs that respond well to this pruning method are lilacs, ...

Examples of spring-flowering bushes include azaleas, lilacs ... For major rejuvenation of overgrown bushes, spring is best as it allows regrowth during the active growing season. Avoid major fall ...

When considering how to prune azaleas, take into account that such pruning isn’t actually a necessity unless your bushes have outgrown their allotted space. You can prevent that by planting azaleas ...

In the garden here, Ian has been using this method of rejuvenation pruning on some climbing roses that had become bare at the base. By cutting their top growth hardback to around one metre, the rose ...

Lilac Gardeners should remove dead, diseased and broken stems when pruning lilacs in spring. Lilacs can also be shaped during pruning in spring.

In the garden here, Ian has been using this method of rejuvenation pruning on some climbing roses that had become bare at the base. By cutting their top growth hardback to around one metre ...

The Rochester Lilac Festival will feature 31 supporting artists and 18 sets from educational institutions. The Rochester Lilac Festival celebrates 127 years and will take place from May 9-18.