February is a busy time for pruning. Deciduous shrubs, grasses, and hedges all need trimming this month along with climbers, fruit, and any perennials left untrimmed in flower beds over winter. It may ...
As winter's chill lingers, there is still plenty of work for gardeners to do. Follow these top tips to help transform your ...
The caladiums are nearing their end, so it's time to gather the bulbs. Across the front of my house, I have azaleas and ...
Monkey grass is a popular ground cover plant that can quickly fill challenging areas of the yard. Thriving in shady corners ...
This is the time of year when property owners need to head outdoors and prune. The trees that need pruning now include apple trees, flowering crabapples, mountain ash, hawthorns, honey locust and ...
It is time to cut back on any foliage on ornamental grasses and other perennials. Check to see if any new growth has begun before pruning so you don't have cut edges on this season's growth.
They stayed green all winter but looked ugly by spring, and it was then too late to prune. Lesson learned. Warm-season grasses grow and flower in warm weather and turn brown in winter. They can be ...
Each year as the snow melts and the warm temperatures begin I like to remind people about doing yard and garden work this time of year. We are a few weeks ahead of where we were last spring.
Cut out all damaged, diseased or crossed branches. Prune for shape and size. Ornamental grasses that are not evergreen should be cut back within a couple inches from the ground to make way for new ...
Timing is key when it comes to pruning flowering and fruiting plants. Randy Forst, extension educator for consumer ...