Spirea (Spiraea spp.) is a shrub that's hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 8, though some of them can tolerate a wider range of regions. There are several varieties, and depending on which one you get, they can ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

This is a great time to prune deciduous trees while the leaves are off, and it is easier to see where to make pruning cuts.

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to prune most (but not all) of your trees and shrubs. There are several reasons ...

I’m writing this column as much for myself as for you, for pruning times keep evaporating from my brain cells. Most deciduous trees should be pruned in February or March once the severe cold weather ...