Why do we cling to rigid rules when it comes to deciding what goes where in the garden? We often assume that fruiting and nut-bearing woody plants and vines must go into the orchard while vegetables ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova Picking plants is one of the most exciting parts of planning a garden—between eye-catching flowers, ...

I trimmed my boxwood shrubs at home this past weekend and the whir of my hedge trimmer lulled me into thinking about the plethora of questions I routinely receive from gardeners and homeowners about ...

In fall, prune shrubs only to remove dead, damaged, or diseased branches. Wait until leaves drop to better spot problem areas. Keep cuts minimal and avoid removing large limbs or heavy growth. As you ...

Q: I have volunteered to help our church with yard maintenance. I need to trim back all the bushes, but my concern is the blue spruce tree. It is a very nice tree, but it is growing over the parking ...

Well, summer is half over. I don’t measure by the solstice calendar, I measure by June, July and August; that’s summer! By late summer, most of the spring bloomers have already set their buds for next ...