Correct pruning of raspberry bushes is essential. Pruning produces higher yields, helps control diseases and facilitates harvesting and other maintenance chores.

Knowing when and how to prune elderberry ensures the deciduous shrub always looks its best and is smothered in flowers and berries year after year. The shrubs are very fashionable and simple to grow.

Pruning is essential to many rose species' health - but pruning with the right technique, at the right time, is even more essential. Here's what to know.

Q: Can I trim and shape my globe evergreen bushes and if so, can I do it this spring? They’ve been in place a number of years and do have dead branches inside. What would you suggest for trimming back ...

Cutting back shrubs keeps precious plants healthy, looking neat, and putting on a fantastic annual display of flowers. Pruning backyard shrubs is a hugely important task in any gardening calendar, but ...

One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient they are. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” ...

Do yourself and your shrubs some good by getting outside to prune them in midwinter. “This time of year, when shrubs and small trees are dormant, is an easy time to prune them,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

According to an old saying, if you’ve properly pruned your shrubs, they shouldn’t look pruned. That’s sage advice — unless, of course, you’re pruning shrubs to look like Donald Duck at Disney World.

Q: I purchased a house this past summer with several rose bushes in the backyard. I know it’s time to prune them, but I’m intimidated by the idea of pruning them. Can you tell me how to get started ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Hey gardeners! Valentine’s day is close at hand…and so is spring! The weather has moderated a bit and become a little more spring-like and who knows, maybe our final round of cold weather has passed.

Prune roses in fall for shaping or in spring for strong growth—timing depends on your climate. Trim lightly through summer to ...