To keep your chrysanthemums blooming beautifully, prune them properly in spring and early summer. Here's when and how to cut ...

If you're growing hibiscus shrubs but would prefer them to have the shape of a slender tree instead of an unruly shrub, ...

To prune in spring, summer or fall -- that is the question. Luckily, we have some answers for you because these perennials ...

Peonies can be prone to diseases—so a fall prune can help keep those at bay for the following year. The plants will also ...

Key Points Cut back creeping phlox right after it finishes blooming in spring if pruning at all.Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery ...

Pinching, cutting back and pruning are not terms we usually associate with the perennial garden. However, these practices can benefit many plants, as well as help to improve flowering, growth and ...

I have finally gotten around to working on my mixed shrub and perennial borders at home. A number of tree seedlings have moved in as well as other miscellaneous weeds. Simply weeding and reducing the ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

Light trimming and full pruning can make way for lush lavender blooms next season. Depending on type, there are several times ...

September is a busy month in the garden with a variety of tasks to be done - pruning being one of them. Monty Don has shared ...

One of the most common reasons lavender fails in the garden is that its feet are too wet. "Lavender is a drought-tolerant ...

A good haircut does a lot of us good, and it is true in the plant world as well, especially with annuals and perennials. In the middle of the summer, some perennials need a heavy pruning to bloom ...