Want a lower-maintenance yard? These native shrubs require little to no pruning and still deliver beautiful blooms, colorful ...

Fruit growers stand to benefit just as much as those tending ornamental plants, according to Ali. "Gooseberries and currants should be pruned in late winter while they're still dormant," he advises.

Five key plants need cutting back before February ends, or your garden could suffer fewer blooms and smaller harvests this ...

Since it produces flowers on new wood—meaning summer blooms emerge from shoots developed that same year—achieving "big, dramatic flower spikes" requires hard pruning "now". Aldi recommends cutting ...

Aldi suggests trimming last year's growth back to roughly 30-60cm from ground level, adjusting based on the plant's size and vigour. He said: "It can look brutal. But buddleia responds very well to a ...

Pruning garden plants like roses and hydrangeas is vital for healthy, blooming flowers. But are you guilty of making this ...

Often known as the butterfly bush, buddleia should be cut back firmly before spring gets going. It flowers on new wood, meaning the blooms you see in the summer grow on shoots produced that year. If ...

The aim with gooseberries is to create an open, goblet shape. “You want good airflow through the centre,” Ali said. “Remove ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up ...

There's a difference between pruning and trimming trees, shrubs, and perennial plants. Learn when to use each method to promote growth and good health.

Most woody plants are dormant through winter, making late winter and early spring the most important pruning window of the ...

Cutting hibiscus at the wrong time quietly kills summer blooms; learn the common pruning mistakes gardeners make and how to protect your flowers.