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Pruning your garden now means that your plants will be ready for fresh growth in the spring. Here are the best plants to ...

Pruning plants, flowers and trees can stimulate longer flowering periods and new growth. Timing is key when it comes to pruning, and May is an ideal month for many plants as they have either finished ...

The mindset of many gardeners turns to tidying up their space in the fall. While pruning and cutting back can make a difference, there are some plants I advise not trimming this month, as they are ...

As temperatures cool down, the garden seems to come alive again, especially with the recent rains. Dahlias, zinnias, and phlox all appear to deepen in their colors, providing one last burst of beauty ...

A friend recently invited me to visit his yard to offer suggestions for managing some overgrown shrubs. We talked about azaleas, wax myrtles and ligustrum, how and when to prune, fertilize, among ...

Question: My azaleas have beautiful blooms but the leaves and blooms are only at the ends of the stems. When it is warmer, can I cut them back close to the ground and let them grow new stems? Answer: ...

The hard freezes of this past week have damaged our tropical plants. Gardeners trying to minimize maintenance — and those who consider covering and uncovering plants a major hassle — should consider ...

Question. My grapefruit tree was loaded with Spanish moss and lots of dead limbs. We cut it back to about five feet. Will it grow back? Answer. Dead limbs and lots of moss makes it sound like your ...