Most plants need pruning in winter or spring, but these popular perennials need a midsummer trim if they're to flower and ...

There’s a particular kind of gardening heartbreak that hits when you walk out to the garden, ready to finally harvest those ...

Growing tomatoes at home is the secret to a sustaining a fresh, bountiful supply — but knowing how, when, and even if you ...

A guide to plants to never prune in July, including spring- and summer-flowering shrubs, trees at risk of disease, and ...

Knowing when to prune your perennials can make a big difference in your garden’s health and appearance. Some perennials should be cut back in the fall to reduce pests and diseases like powdery mildew ...

To cut or not to cut? That is the perennial question—pardon the pun—when it comes to cutting back plants in fall. With perennials, there is no one perfect time to cut back plants as a group. Some ...

Keep your garden interesting and attractive through the winter by waiting until early spring to cut back perennials. Some perennials (like hosta) quickly decline after a hard frost, so I cut them back ...

A gardener who owns 15 lavender plants swears by one simple summer pruning trick to encourage a second flush of blooms – and ...

Secateurs at the ready, experts share 5 plants to prune in July – from lavender to honeysuckle – plus all the summer pruning ...

Do you know what a secateur is? I encountered the word a few years ago in a magazine featuring Martha Stewart, who was describing the fine points of the secateur she was marketing. A secateur is ...

Want a garden that keeps the color coming all summer long? June is the perfect time to give certain flowering plants a light trim so they grow fuller, stay tidier, and produce even more blooms later ...

Most plants should be pruned in the fall when the weather is cool. However, some popular perennial plants can rebloom if they're cut back in summer after their first flowers have faded. Extend the ...