Spring is right around the corner, which means February is your final window to tackle key pruning jobs. From wisteria to ...

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Anything on a tree that is dead, diseased or damaged can be cut out any time of the year.

They may be pretty, but invasive shrubs crowd out native plants and ruin local ecosystems in your backyard. Keep these ...

A good hedge trimmer can be a blessing, saving you time and preventing aching arms. Buy a bad one, though, and you'll be left with backbreaking work and poorly trimmed, uneven hedges. We test each ...

The lesson here is that the right tools can make even the most laborious gardening tasks more pleasant. And here’s another ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've started growing and taking care of pomegranate trees, you probably don't expect the topic of pruning to come up early in ...

THE WONDERFUL WARM weather, although a great treat for us, is not necessarily a good thing for your plants. Now would normally be the time to prune your trees and bushes. But all pruning is ...

Cotoneaster is a wide-ranging genus of both deciduous and evergreen shrubs and small trees. They are versatile plants, suitable as great specimen shrubs, ground cover plants, or hedges. Unsurprisingly ...

Pruning during winter is an ideal time to rid your plants of any unwanted parts before spring and summer come, and these are the tools you need to do just that.

Electric pruning shears are a great investment for those who maintain large gardens or tire easily, but it's important to do your research before shopping.