Crape myrtle blooms on new growth, so the best time to cut back these trees is in late winter, before new growth has sprouted ...

Get Neil Sperry's gardening answers on yellow butterfly vine propagation, pruning figs and abelias, fertilizing winter ...

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about the California poppy, magnolia, crape myrtle, kalanchoe, seed ...

Doing one task to Japanese maples in winter can promote healthy growth and stimulate dormant buds for a 'more vigorous start ...

Looking for a winter garden task? Pruning plants, shrubs, and trees can help improve growth and health. Here are some you ...

Japanese maples are stunning trees with vibrant foliage that are relatively easy to care for - but there's one essential ...

I’ve tried nurseries here for the past two years and they no longer stock them. I tried planting seeds early […] ...

I have a bed of iris that has quit blooming each spring. It’s pretty much in full sun, so I don’t think that’s the problem.

A guide to plants to prune in January, including shrubs and vines that flower on new growth, which will reward any trimming with a great display of blooms ...

Find shade-loving shrubs, control Bermuda in St. Augustine, thicken wintercreeper, prune figs and blackberries, and revive iris blooms.

Some people seem to think that topping a crapemyrtle or cutting off all the limbs is good for your crapemyrtle. It is not. It ...