Pruning is a popular winter gardening task, but we thought we'd take a look at the plants you should never prune in December to ensure we aren't dealing our trees and shrubs undue damage. Thanks to ...

Having to think about plants you shouldn’t prune in winter might seem confusing. You may have heard that winter is the perfect time to prune plants since many of them are dormant. This is absolutely ...

Mid- to late-winter provides an excellent opportunity to prune a variety of plants in the landscape. Plants that can be pruned now include most hedges, shrubs and shade trees, and summer-flowering ...

There's no one month in which all fruit trees should be pruned since each variety has different needs, and there are different reasons for pruning, whether that's trimming off leafy growth to ...

Winter is when I do most of my fruit tree pruning. Why most and not all? In which part of winter? First, let’s answer this foundational question, “Why do we prune fruit trees?” Because it’s unwise to ...

Just like humans, trees should get regular "haircuts" to stay looking and feeling their best. For trees, this is called "pruning," and it's the process of selectively removing or trimming problematic ...

A common piece of advice you will hear is to prune trees during the winter while they are dormant. I often give that advise myself and, for most kinds of trees, that is a good rule to follow. However, ...

The bare branches of trees are starkly beautiful against the winter sky. They also make it easier to have the trees pruned. Without leaves, it is easier for a trained arborist to see a tree’s ...

Although some plants can be damaged by winter pruning, others actually grow better and fruit and flower more abundantly when they’re cut back in winter. Plus, it's easier to see the branches without ...

Pruning trees ensures they remain healthy, safe, and beautiful. An important part of maintaining trees is trimming them at ...