If you're growing hibiscus shrubs but would prefer them to have the shape of a slender tree instead of an unruly shrub, ...

Pruning hibiscus boosts branching, airflow, and blooms, though it delays flowers slightly. Tropical hibiscus is cut back by one-third in spring; hardy types just need dead stems removed. To shape as a ...

QUESTION: We live on the North Shore. Our hibiscus plants are all brown and denuded from the freezes. If we cut them to the ground, will they come back? When is the best time to do this? Also when is ...

Hibiscus is a genus of subtropical woody shrubs and small trees, covered with green, semi-glossy, toothed leaves. The plant is famous for its brightly colored trumpet-shaped flowers with five or more ...

Q. I bought a hibiscus five years ago, and it is about 9 feet tall and needs pruning. When and how should I prune it? It has always bloomed, and I don't want to prune it incorrectly and stop the ...

Q: I have a hibiscus in a 20-inch clay pot with wrinkled flower buds, small leaves and leggy stems. The hibiscus gets filtered light on my south-facing patio and gets hand-watered every other day. A: ...

Gardening columnist Don Kinzler answers questions about treating a maple tree that's shedding leaves, pruning a hibiscus before bringing it indoors, and how to get an African violet to bloom again. A ...

Recent freezes have resulted in many people questioning whether to prune or not to prune cold-damaged plants. The short answer is — wait. We’ve just had a run of freezing temperatures, but winter’s ...