In most cases, you can trim a neighbor's tree that hangs over your fence or crosses onto your property line. This is what to ...

If you're lucky enough to live in an area with lots of trees you've probably had to deal with limbs and branches that cross ...

While winter pruning works best for most deciduous trees, it can reduce blooming in some spring-flowering plants. However, ...

Key Points December is an ideal month for light pruning of certain shrubs.Avoid heavy cuts that could compromise spring blooms.Light pruning to shape and remove dead branches helps prevent cold and ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

Late fall is an ideal time to prune many trees and shrubs because their branch structure is visible after the leaves have ...

Key Points Prune shrubs in fall only after frost when they’ve gone dormant.Avoid heavy cuts early since fall pruning triggers ...

Keep in mind that junipers, arborvitae, chamaecyparis, hemlocks, pines, spruce, and firs typically do not have live buds on old wood. Therefore, pruning to control shape or size should be light and ...

Late winter to early spring is the best time to prune trees and shrubs. With the exception of evergreens, plants are still dormant during this window, so the stress that pruning imparts will not ...

Pruning certain plants when dormant during the colder months can help reduce stress and create "vigorous and healthy growth" ...