Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

The second week of February is a good time to dig up and divide any early flowering bulbs such as snowdrops or crocus. Early ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

"I’d rather look at that than the bare sticks." Gardener shares simple method to prevent garden from becoming an eye-sore during winter: 'Looks great' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Marianne Binetti will be performing at the Northwest Flower and Garden Festival Feb. 19 to 23 at 11am daily as host of ...

It's not too late for gardeners to hard prune any established rhododendrons they have which have become untidy, outsized or are flowering less abundantly than they used to. Winter is a good time ...

My last article discussed how to prepare seedlings for growing plants. In February, the gardener needs to consider what plants require some form of pruning before the gardening season. Pruning ...

When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs ... leave the leaders and cut back lateral branches leaving about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often vigorous and very large, with the ...

Sweet cherries fruit on one- and two-year old wood, and on spurs of older wood. Overall, they require only light pruning once established. Prune once the fruit has been picked. First, remove any dead, ...

Courage and few sharp tools are all you need to prune roses: a by-pass hand pruner, by-pass lopper, a small saw, gloves, Elmer’s Glue-All and perhaps hedge clippers. Some fearless gardeners prune ...

"The others have just been neglected in the last 20 years and just need very careful pruning to make them safe, and not this devastating work that they're doing. "It is just going to look awful ...