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Even if it still looks like winter in your garden, you can start some garden tasks. Here five garden chores to accomplish ...

As our landscape starts to come out of winter dormancy it is time to start cutting away the winter cold damage. However, we need to use some caution as we pull out the pruners. There are diseases in ...

IN my Jan. 18 column I discussed winter pruning. Based on the number of emails I received, it seems to have generated considerable interest for gardeners who prune during winter. Most of the questions ...

“ [Pruning shears] make clean cuts, which is important because jagged cuts on plants can invite pests and diseases,” says Julie Bawden-Davis, the professional gardener behind Healthy Houseplants.

From dual-tire wheelbarrows to mesh tarps and battery cutters, these tools can make spring cleanup in your yard shockingly ...

Pruning shears get a lot of use in the warmer months when the garden is full of growing plants in need of sprucing up. Cleaning your tools before storing them for winter is essential to remove dirt ...

Q: I had a mature Canary Island palm in my back yard for about 10 years. This summer it became infected and died. I have a monthly service with a landscaping company, and their best efforts to keep it ...

Your tools shouldn’t just be tossed away in a garage or shed and forgotten about until next spring. In an ideal world, they will have been given a good clean and some TLC before being stored. If you ...

Pruning shears are an important and often underappreciated tool for gardening. You use them to perform tasks like removing dead or damaged branches and shaping shrubs and trees, which helps encourage ...

Q: We have inherited some rose bushes with the house we bought last fall. Would you be able to tell us when and how to prune them this spring? -- Tim and Marcie, Watertown A: There is so much to learn ...