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Gardeners planning ahead for spring color should know that timing matters for one standout shrub. A pruning misstep can quietly limit next year's display.

Spring often brings a long list of gardening chores such as cutting back dead growth after a long winter. Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth.

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Q: I’ve lived in my home for 12 years and this is the first year one of the bushes did not fill out. I’d like your opinion about the next step to save it. Should I trim it down this fall, hoping it ...

I prune plants that are overgrown very aggressively. Most gardeners hesitate to prune aggressively enough to get good results. Overgrown plants have little value in your garden, so don’t be afraid to ...

Fall pruning can start earlier this year after Sunday’s wind — most woody plants will be bare, and it will be easier to see what you are doing! Pruning is often neglected or overlooked because we didn ...

Question. We recently purchased a home and have two crape myrtles that bloomed profusely last year. When do you prune these plants, and how far back to do the trimming? Answer. Now is the time most ...