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, ...

After many years working as a professional gardener, these are my go-to plants to prune in July, for a thriving yard in the ...

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 ...

Pruning can make plants hardier and help them over the winter too. Other plants, however, can't handle fall pruning—such as azalea, viburnum, Loropetalum, and lilac. If you prune a spring-blooming ...

If you prune these plants in summer, there’s a good chance you’ll clip away all those lilac buds and end up with flower-free plants next spring.