Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gloved-hands pruning hydrangea inflorescences in the garden - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Pruning hydrangeas isn't just about ...

Be especially cautious when deadheading cascade hydrangea. "Cascade hydrangea blooms on new and old growth and should only be deadheaded to the first set of leaves to allow the plant to produce the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Hydrangeas are a perennial favorite in Northwest Louisiana, but they are also a source of perennial ...

Keeping your garden healthy means knowing when to prune what. These spring-blooming trees and shrubs should always be pruned at the end of the winter season.

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 ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often ...

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 ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

I know this is not the typical time to prune hydrangeas, but because the entire plant looks dead, can I prune it some? Also, do you have any ideas for a very large oak tree that has a lot of mistletoe ...

As I write this column, I just can’t get Johnny Nash’s 1972 song “I Can See Clearly Now” out of my head. One of the advantages of this dormant, leafless season is that I can see more clearly where I ...