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

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

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 ...

“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 ...

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

Forget quick fixes or gardening gimmicks; traditional tools are strong, high-quality and they really will last a lifetime – ...

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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 ...

No matter what type of pruning method you favor – vase, open air, summer, winter – the first step is to have the right tools. Contra Costa Master Gardener Keith Silva says using the correct tools ...

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 ...

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 ...