I have previously worked in ornamental and production gardens that housed quince trees, including a very large quince tree in one historic garden. To help reveal when and how to prune quince ...

Pruning is essential for attractive, healthy trees and shrubs and improves the quality of flowers, fruit and foliage. The ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs.

When pruning it's essential to keep your ... lateral branches leaving about six buds. Old, neglected trees are often vigorous and very large, with the fruit out of reach. Rejuvenate them over ...

When you cut off a tree branch, the tree forms a callous ... In some situations, I prune off sections of a large limb to reduce the weight of the limb before making these cuts.

Raising the canopy of a tree by pruning the lower branches ... that makes the shrub grow quickly too large again. THINNING OUT: It removes shoots or branches at their point of origin, either ...

The best time to prune most of our deciduous trees and shrubs is late winter. One reason is that insect pests and plant ...

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

When removing any branch, large or small ... encourage disease issues and can slow healing. If you prune well and have a healthy tree, your cuts will heal.