Is it safe to prune unruly shrubs in fall? Follow these tips for when and how you can prune to keep shrubs in top shape and ...

The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...

After a tall tree in my garden developed a split, I had it removed last May (with city approval), revealing a large overgrown ...

Neighbourly relations can be tricky at the best of time. So, if someone next door has a tree that blocks your light, is there ...

This year the fruitfulness is overflowing: I don't remember a year of such plentiful fruits, berries, nuts. It is being ...

LET’S REVIEW A perfect and a little-known method which is totally appropriate now in the month of October. I have numerous times explained, and rightly so, how pruning at the wrong time of year can ...

I established last week that Arborists DO NOT have special prognostication skills when it comes to future weather. Better ...

As autumn settles in, it’s easy to think gardening season is winding down. For trees, especially those newly planted, fall is ...

Get out and redesign and replant your landscape. Clean up all the old plants in the garden to reduce diseases and pests next ...

With carefully curated plants, Ben Hammontree turned a burned-out lawn into a private retreat in an industry-heavy Seattle ...

Sometimes we think fall is the slowing down time of year in the landscape and garden. Personally, I find autumn to be one of ...

After a summer of growth, you may be ready to bring out those loppers and that new handheld tiny chainsaw pruner this fall and give your shrubs a haircut. But if you want healthy shrubs and some ...