Incorrect pruning, particularly topping, is the surest way to ruin a tree. If it doesn’t kill the tree outright, it will ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

If your neighbor's tree drops leaves onto your property, then congratulations, they are now your leaves. Leaves, acorns, and ...

Sanitary pruning is okay to do during the fall months; Vasylchyshyna recommends only removing dry, damaged, or dead branches.

A bit of maintenance will lead to beautiful plants and a bountiful harvest. Prune lemon trees after all the fruit has been ...

Most backyard pear trees never reach their true potential, not because of poor soil or lack of sunshine, but because of neglect with the shears. Without intervention, branches crowd together, blocking ...

Uncertainty in the science on plant combustibility is throwing a curveball at California’s effort to require an ...

“An enforcement order has been issued for the removal of landscaping and trees within the 100-foot buffer zone of a wetland, ...

Getting the timing wrong is one of the most common mistakes everyone makes when growing fruit trees. Some rush to plant and end up doing it at the wrong time. Others fertilize or water when it does ...

Whilst certain Japanese maple cultivars provide year-round appeal through their graceful forms and diverse leaf tones during spring and summer months, it's during autumn that their foliage genuinely ...

Illinoisans: do you have a branch hanging over your property that leaves you wondering if you have the legal right to lop it off? Have you tried talking to your neighbor about it, without success?