Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.

January feels like a write-off month in the garden, but it isn’t. This is when you quietly set up the whole year. While ...

Effective pruning also maintains a healthy and vibrant tree, boosts fruit production, and protects against pests and diseases ...

We recently moved into a home with two apple trees. I was told that they need to be pruned every year. Could you please give ...

Learn to cut with confidence at one of our fruit tree pruning workshops this winter. After a demonstration and introduction ...

A free fruit tree pruning class will take place from 10 a.m. to noon Feb. 12 at the Old Firehouse, 100 Avon Belden Road in Avon Lake, according to a news release. This event is sponsored by the city ...

Winter is the perfect time for certain trees, but timing is crucial. Pruning at the right moment can keep your trees ...

Lemon trees (Citrus limon) are among the most popular citrus trees to grow. They are highly beautiful, and offer up bounties of vibrantly yellow, sour fruit that has a wide range of culinary, ...

Fig trees are prolific growers and can mature at 10 to 30 feet tall and wide. Pruning controls their size so they grow more bushlike than treelike. Native to Asia and the Mediterranean, they thrive in ...

Dormant pruning enhances fruit quality, and the structural integrity of trees that produce it, while promoting fruit ...

For 50 years the midcoast Maine preserve has been educating visitors on how its gardens grow — and much, much more. Mary Ellen Ross grew up surrounded by plants. The daughter of a Connecticut ...