Question: We have some "Sea Green" junipers that had grown too large for the spot I planted them in about 10 years ago. I decided to cut them back from their six foot height to about a two foot height ...

All too often landscape shrubs become overgrown after many years of reflect. As a result they become ugly in form and need major pruning or replacement. This happened with six large privet shrubs at ...

Fall and winter are great times to prune out any dead wood you might have in your trees and shrubs. At this time of year, a well-trained arborist will be able to identify those branches that need to ...

One popular question among home gardeners is when and how do you prune your flowering shrubs? Although it can seem tempting to prune in late fall and early spring, the type of shrub you have ...

Have you ever had a shrub grow too tall or too big and cover a window or sidewalk? To solve this problem, cut these offending shrubs back to 12 to 18 inches from the ground and start over. Drastic ...

Q: Our HOA of 40-plus years has numerous sheared shrubs and we’re trying to renovate and naturalize as many as we can. I hope you can follow up your tree pruning advice with some on the positive ...

Is there a time of year that is best for trimming/cutting back mature evergreens? I have mature mint juleps shrubs and Spartans (junipers). I have some branches — they're big, long ones — on the ...

We recently moved into a home with established trees and shrubs. We love the landscape, but do not like the way the shrubs have been pruned. The previous owner used a power clipper to prune the shrubs ...

Hold it right there, gardener. Shrubs — not quite trees, but more permanent than perennials — are often the spine of a garden, part of its basic structure. You’ve got to know what you’ve got before ...

During dismal winter days, evergreen trees and shrubs bring precious color and cheer to yards and neighborhoods. Let’s pay them back by learning their names. All evergreen shrubs may look alike to a ...