When pruning these plants, cut back last year’s growth by around two-thirds, removing damaged, weak or diseased branches. Hydrangeas will reward gardeners with gorgeous blooms throughout the ...

Check out the nursery, online websites, and garden books for new plant varieties that use less water. In a drought year, ...

They need about an inch of water a week between rainfall and watering (but stop watering three weeks after blooming or the bulbs could rot). Fertilize each spring when the leaves first begin to ...

I don’t care if it isn’t officially spring, but I’m calling it – spring has sprung at our house. With all this nice weather we’ve been having and more on the way, it’s time to get outside for some ...

Any spring-flowering shrubs should not be pruned "until after they have flowered". What do you need to prune plants and shrubs? A good, sharp pair of secateurs (i.e. gardening scissors ...