Key Takeaways Pruning prevents new growth from getting leggy, so regular pruning is important for overall plant health.The ...

A gorgeous hydrangea in full bloom can certainly take your breath away, but to get to that point with your own plants, you do have to know how to prune them correctly. While there are numerous types ...

Q: Could you give me some tips on how my mini tree could be pruned so it grows more upward instead of outward? And should I do it this fall or next spring? — Carrie M. A: Your photo shows a beautiful ...

A few of my hydrangeas were damaged during freezing weather earlier this spring. Many ask when is the best time to cut them back. Hydrangeas don’t really need heavy pruning to produce ample flowers.

Hydrangeas have become very popular plants for the home landscape in recent years, primarily due to the release of new varieties with flowers of different sizes and shapes featuring more vivid shades ...

I love old gardening sayings that have passed the test of time. One of my favorites is “prune until it hurts, and then prune some more.” The truism is meant to allay our fear of pruning, as though ...

British hydrangeas now look brown and bedraggled, but one five-minute spring task decides whether they burst with big blooms ...

We had our first listener question at Homegrown NH, from Vera in Concord: My oak leaf hydrangeas have grown large and are overtaking their beds. Do I wait until spring or after they bloom next summer ...

Wondering what to prune in early spring? Experts explain which plants benefit from pruning now and which ones to leave alone.

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...