Cutting back shrubs keeps precious plants healthy, looking neat, and putting on a fantastic annual display of flowers.

Which pruning saw is best? Gardeners and landscapers know that using the right tool can make the difference between quick, efficient work and a task rife with frustration. If you’re trimming trees and ...

When it comes to pruning shrubs or cutting small branches, you could reach for a chainsaw, lopping shears, or a heavy-duty hedge trimmer, but what if there was a better solution? Mini chainsaws have ...

It’s pruning season — time to scale back or control overgrown or incorrectly growing branches from still-dormant trees and shrubs. Hand-held pruners will do the job when pruning thin branches. Use ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Pruning saws come in many shapes, but they all have one thing in common: They are all saws. Manual or not; gas, battery, and corded; ...

Shrubs require more maintenance than bedding or potted plants, with pruning the main task to keep them looking good. Consider these general guidelines for how often and how much to prune, along with ...

The cool days of late March and early April offer a great chance to finish pruning your trees and shrubs. When pruning large limbs off trees, begin with an undercut first. This is a cut from the ...

Don’t prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring. Except for these and many other spring-flowering shrubs, ...