June is always a very busy month for a gardener. Whether it is planting, sowing, watering, feeding, or weeding, the to-do ...

Correctly pruning damaged shrubs will ensure a healthy, vigorous plant with the desired shape. Shrubs that have been maintained may have only a few broken branches that are easily pruned.

“Loppers are essential tools for trimming and shaping shrubs, bushes, and tree branches in gardens and landscapes,” Mike Lansing, certified garden designer and co-founder of Planter’s ...

I would like to prune my shrubs so that they keep their natural shape instead of becoming hedges like some of my neighbors’. Could you give me some pointers or tell me where I can get some ...

Young plants and those that have benefited from pruning in recent years may only need light pruning to maintain the desired size or shape. Vigorous shrubs often grow so many stems that the interior ...

The best time to prune most shrubs is in the winter when the plants are dormant, so you can better see their shape. Which means there are many that you should avoid pruning in the spring—with a ...

While it doesn’t necessarily need regular pruning, this shrub responds well to it and can be pruned into almost any shape. It grows fast, as much as five feet each year, and bonus: It's deer ...

Single-stem shrubs, those that have one main stem coming from below ground, can be pruned to remove dead branches. Remember to leave a stub and remember to remove the stub next spring. Shearing is ...

My shrubs have been sheared so they are thick and unnatural. Can I do some pruning that will bring them back to their natural shape and thickness? Is now a good time to prune? Yes, shrubs that ...