Key Points In fall, prune shrubs only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches.Wait until leaves drop to better spot ...

Bob Bertog, president of Bertog Landscape Co. in Wheeling and a certified landscape professional with the National ...

Pothos can be a versatile plant - you can either keep it trim and tidy, or you can let it trail all over your home. Either ...

A week ago, it felt like fall would never arrive. But sure enough, the days have shortened, the temperature has cooled, and ...

To refresh tired summer gardens, an expert recommends annuals that prefer the cold and provide a pop of color, like winter ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.

Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season. The ...

Learning how to prune raspberries is key if you're growing them in your garden. Getting it right will help keep your plants in top health and encourage heavy yields of their tasty fruits year after ...

The Knock Out rose is likely the most planted rose in southeast Louisiana landscapes. Since its introduction in 2000, the Knock Out rose has ushered in a whole new way to look at roses and use them in ...

Heat, drought, and pest obstacles aside, landscape plants now have completed most of this season’s growth. The result in some cases is a landscape that’s blown past ideal sizes and is now bordering on ...

Q: The home we’ve moved into has three established forsythia bushes planted in the backyard. They weren’t pruned this year after their bloom like you suggest, I remember the rhyme, but want to know if ...