Prune these shrubs in spring for more flowers this summer. Getting the timing right is half the battle when it comes to pruning flowering shrubs. Prune at the wrong time, and you’ll lop off developing ...

That urge to grab your pruners the moment temperatures rise is one of the most natural impulses in gardening, and one of the most destructive. Every March, well-meaning gardeners pick up their loppers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pruning plants while they are dormant reduces stress and encourages healthy growth. (Getty Images) Along with mowing the lawn at ...

MARCH IN the Pacific Northwest can be a breath of warmth and wan sunshine, or wintry and mired in mud. Often it is both. Foraging a few stems from flowering trees and shrubs is a wonderful way to ...

STATELY RHODODENDRONS and plump azaleas herald spring. Their trumpeting blooms in shades of hot pink, deep rose and bright ...

Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth. However, there are some spring-blooming plants that you should never prune until after their flowers have faded.

Spring has come a little early this year. Flowering quince is finishing its annual bloom. Fringeflowers have been colorful for several weeks, and forsythias, Indian hawthorns, bridal wreath, azaleas, ...

Flowering trees can undoubtedly put on dazzling summer performances, providing vivid color and attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds into the garden. For an ultimate performance, gardeners ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important pollinators, and they can ...

The last weekend of March, metro Atlanta was subjected to the highest pollen count in nearly 35 years, with it surging to more than 14,000! Despite the sneezing, itchy eyes and yellow vehicles, I do ...

Some flowers can't handle a full day of sun in the South, so we've rounded up our favorite full-sun flowers for your garden, ...