Find out which plants need spring pruning and how to prune them correctly.

A guide to the best plants to prune in April, featuring expert trimming tips, along with guidance on what not to prune and ...

Pruning trees in spring is a common garden chore, but timing and technique matter. We talked to arborists about the most ...

March and April are two of the most important pruning windows of the year. Dormancy is lifting, sap is moving, and the ...

“For most basic pruning around the yard, bypass, or hand pruners, also known as garden or pruning shears, are your first go-to tools. Best for making clean cuts through living plants and tree branches ...

Many landscape plants will require pruning at some stage of their life. Plants may need to be pruned to reduce or maintain plant size or to remove dead or damaged material. Pruning is also used to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Willowpix / Getty Images Burning bush is generally a low-maintenance deciduous landscape shrub but it can grow vigorously. If ...

The pruning maven Lee Reich, author of the best-selling "The Pruning Book" (Taunton Press), advises the best time to trim and shape our deciduous shrubs is in late winter or very early spring. Of ...

Pruning tools can spread diseases like Sphaeropsis Gall and Fusarium wilt between plants. Diseases can affect a variety of plants, including hollies, palms, and even turfgrass. Sanitizing tools is ...

A gardening friend of mine told me that I should be disinfecting my tools whenever I am out in the garden pruning this winter. Is this really necessary? The purpose of disinfecting tools is to avoid ...

As our landscape starts to come out of winter dormancy it is time to start cutting away the winter cold damage. However, we need to use some caution as we pull out the pruners. There are diseases in ...