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Q: My beautyberry bushes are 12 feet high and haven't been pruned in years. Can I prune them now? Helen Rice, email A: Good news: beautyberry blooms on new wood, so you can prune in winter. The ...

Get ready for a new season of growth by pruning plants that will benefit from a spring trim. These are the top 10 plants to ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

While certain plants shouldn't be touched with secateurs in October, it's actually the perfect moment to trim back others before the colder months arrive. It's crucial to pay particular attention to ...

Spring is a good time to prune most of the trees, shrubs, and evergreens in the yard. For most people, that means getting out the power shears (or chainsaw) and “whacking back the bushes” into balls ...

A: My friend Cathy G. maintains nesting boxes in our neighborhood and feeds bluebirds in her yard year round. They don’t typically migrate in fall. During the winter bluebirds simply cluster where ...