While pruning in fall is ideal for some plants, for others, it could cause damage, eliminate a winter food source, or prevent ...

Mums put on a gorgeous display of orange, red, and pink blooms during the cool fall months. Perennial varieties will come ...

Pruning your garden now means that your plants will be ready for fresh growth in the spring. Here are the best plants to ...

This week on Better Homes & Gardens Dr. Harry meets those caring for our native animals and Graham introduces plants that bite.

The hydrangea “Endless Summer” is the one that started it all. One of the few blue flowers (in acid soil), it flowers on both old and new wood. In the fall, the choice to dead head or not to dead head ...

It seems that everywhere you look in October you see chrysanthemums blooming. Widely available and relatively inexpensive, they are almost indispensable for providing quick color to the fall landscape ...

In the garden this week: Fruit. Cut off all vertical shoots or water sprouts on your citrus and avocado trees. If you see suckers growing from the base of the trunk, remove them as well. You can also ...

Q: Could you give me some tips on how my mini tree could be pruned so it grows more upward instead of outward? And should I do it this fall or next spring? — Carrie M. A: Your photo shows a beautiful ...

Pruning mums helps them grow fuller with longer-lasting blooms. Pinch tips at 4–6 inches tall, again at 12 inches tall, and stop about 100 days before bloom. Deadhead spent flowers once blooming ...