Plant panicle hydrangeas in full sun and prune in early spring to promote more blooms. Smooth hydrangeas thrive in moist, ...

When the colorful pink, purple, and blue blooms of hydrangeas begin to fade into their autumnal brown, it's tempting to leave ...

Ever looked out at your garden in winter and wondered if you should bother with pruning? It can feel odd to fuss over plants ...

Winter pruning gives spring growth a chance to thrive. (Malus domestica) and many other fruit trees benefit from pruning ...

Partridge berry is what happens when a plant understands the assignment. Low-growing. Evergreen. Shade-tolerant. Native. It forms a tidy carpet of glossy leaves, delicate white flowers, and bright red ...

The best color is on new growth — branches that are just a year or two old. Older branches will turn grayish or brown. “To ...

Q: It seems like everything I do to eliminate dollarweed from my lawn only encourages it to send up more sprouts. What can I do to get rid of it once and for all? A: Dollarweed is tenacious to be sure ...

Q: I have a big leaf hydrangea that blooms blue. It’s old and fairly large. This year it did not bloom at all, so should I still wait until spring to prune? Ironically, I have a white hydrangea that ...

Q: My hydrangeas have lots of dead blooms still attached to them. Should I prune them off, and if so, when is the best time ...

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