Keep your garden vibrant all season with these simple pruning, deadheading, and pinching techniques for your plants.

Trimming shrubs in summer can do more harm than good. Here’s the best time to prune different types of shrubs, the few summer ...

Don't wait too late or your azaleas won't have as many blooms next spring!

With the exception of the Encore varieties and some native types, most azaleas have finished blooming. Now is a good time to prune azaleas if shaping is desired. By pruning them now, azalea plants ...

These doublefile viburnum shrubs seen May 5 demonstrate the effects of fall pruning. The plant without flowers was pruned the previous fall, while the plant with flowers was not pruned. (photos by ...

HEY, IT’S AVA MARIE AND IT’S TIME FOR SUNDAY. GARDENER I’M HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH KERRY ENGLE. HELLO. AND OH, THESE POOR TREES. LOOK AT THEM. WHAT HAPPENED? WELL, THIS IS WHY WE LISTEN TO YOU, ...

After our colder winter months, it’s time to start thinking about pruning the shrubs in the yard and remove any cold damage or just to renovate, reduce size and prepare them for the summer growing ...

At this time of year, Master Gardeners are often asked questions regarding winter damage to lawns, trees and shrubs. Following are four common problems we are frequently asked to address: Deer damage.

The act of pruning azaleas can be seen as a metaphor for personal growth and self-care. Azaleas should be pruned within three weeks after their blooming cycle ends. Different pruning techniques ...

Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Q: My evergreen azaleas haven’t bloomed this year, and I don’t see any sign that they ...

We recently purchased a home that has some very large azalea bushes. We love azaleas, but these are quite large and overgrown. When is the right time to cut them back? Is it possible to cut them back ...

Remove weeds by the root and consider using a pre-emergent herbicide to prevent annual weeds. Check the underside of camellia leaves for scale insects and treat with horticultural oil or a systemic ...