Evergreen fruit trees, including lemon trees, other citrus varieties, and avocado, don’t require a chilling or dormant period ...

Get your garden ready for spring with this essential January pruning checklist. From fruit trees to roses, these are the ...

Many gardeners overlook January, but it's one of the most effective times to prune plants ahead of spring. Keep reading for ...

Crape myrtle blooms on new growth, so the best time to cut back these trees is in late winter, before new growth has sprouted ...

But there are some costly mistakes to avoid. Follow these essential winter pruning rules from the experts. Trees rely on ...

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

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

Trees benefit from fall trimming more than spring trimming. Trees experience less stress with fall trimming because they are entering dormancy. Spring tree trimming is better if the goal is to ...

Winter is the perfect time to prune oak trees. Oak trees are special for many reasons: they’re Iowa’s state tree, they’re important to our ecosystem and — they shouldn’t be pruned during the spring ...