Shrubs and bushes create attractive barriers, prevent erosion, and host birds and pollinators. With those strengths, it's often easy to think of bushes and shrubs as self-maintaining. But they need ...

However, with the threat of freezing temperatures on the horizon, it is time to take them inside for the winter. Bringing ...

Knowing when and how to prune elderberry ensures the deciduous shrub always looks its best and is smothered in flowers and ...

Heading back is often used to control the size of plants, encourage fullness, rejuvenate older plants and maintain specific shapes, as in topiary and espalier. Often over-used by gardeners, careless ...

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 reliable ...

January is a highly beneficial time to prune trees and shrubs because this is the dormant period for many plants in coastal California. This column provides specific recommendations for the Monterey ...

Pruning and trimming are both ways to grow healthier, more beautiful plants. But although these two strategies are similar—cutting away leaves, branches, or other plant parts—they should be used at ...

We recently purchased a home that fits us very well, but the landscape does not fit us. Shrubs have been sheared into thick, artificial-looking boxes and balls rather than the natural look that we ...