From the ⅓ pruning rule to the 1 foot pruning rule, there are so many recommendations out there intended to help homeowners prune their hedges. However, there's one task you need to complete before ...

Clearing up some misconceptions and providing clear guidance for several common landscape shrubs.

Help your hedges thrive by trimming or pruning at the right time. A hedge is a dense planting of shrubs or small trees that form a natural fence around an area, offering a beautiful way to add privacy ...

Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are small — just a few feet high and a few feet long, while others can soar up to 10 or more feet and ...

If you want to add color, and contrast to an area of the garden filled with rhododendrons and other shade-loving broad-leaved evergreens, consider adding an Enkianthus to the planting. Hailing from ...

Boxwood shrubs can make for an easy plant to shape to your heart's content. But you should be careful about trying to prune ...

Gardening, as an art and a pastime, has been practiced for thousands of years. And over that time, many garden tasks have evolved into almost perfect stand-ins for more modern illuminators of one’s ...

Like overgrown hair, untrimmed hedges may go unnoticed to everyone but the owner. A spring trim will get your hedge back in shape and stimulate new growth. The best time to trim is after the flush of ...