Question: My holly and sweet viburnum hedges need pruning. When is the best time for the trimming? Answer: Delay pruning a little longer. While these plants are usually hardy during cold weather, ...

A snowball bush is a common name for a snowball viburnum, named for its large, spherical white flowers that bloom in spring. It makes an excellent, showy shrub for a flower bed, and regular pruning ...

Question: Viburnum used as a hedge in my yard have grown too tall and wide. Can I prune them back at this time of the year? Answer: Some plants are durable and don’t seem to mind when you do the ...

Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii) is one of the centerpiece landscape plants in my backyard, given its prime location at the corner of our screened-in porch and patio. Last fall, it delivered a ...

Viburnums are one of those shrubs I find myself recommending over and over again, not least because they are adaptable and incredibly easy to grow. But many gardeners wonder whether they need to ...

Question. Nutsedge is growing in my St. Augustine lawn. Do I control it now or wait until spring? What do I use? Answer. Waste no time controlling this invasive weed that many think is a grass. It ...

Someone recently told me that a woody shrub should never be pruned of old wood because it could die. Is this true? I have a viburnum in need of pruning. That's a new one to me! This is not true, but I ...

Q: I’ve lived in my home for 12 years and this is the first year one of the bushes did not fill out. I’d like your opinion about the next step to save it. Should I trim it down this fall, hoping it ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Master Gardener Annette ...

The leaves of my arrowwood viburnums look like they have been shredded. I had always believed this viburnum was trouble-free and easy to grow. What is this problem and what should I do? Your ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. American cranberrybush. Photo courtesy Missouri Botanical Garden. Q • I have a cranberry viburnum bush that is about 4 years old ...