Time to get out the pruning shears. Trimming shrubs around your Atlanta home is easy to do, but it can be quite intimidating at first. Proper pruning of your shrubs will open up the yard and encourage ...

Winter may seem like an odd time to head out with your pruners, but it's actually the ideal season for many trees and shrubs. With the leaves gone and branches exposed, you can clearly see the ...

That’s right: A well-pruned landscape will look natural. “Good pruning is essentially invisible,” the guide says. If you must continually remove a lot of dead wood or trim shrubs that grow at a high ...

Crotons are one of the most popular houseplants thanks to their vividly patterned, multicolored leaves. But these tropical ...

I learned this the hard way once, watching frost nip tender shoots on a Japanese barberry I’d trimmed too late.’ Any large-scale renovation pruning of barberry shrubs should be done during dormancy.

If gardeners do not know what they are doing, the Christmas cactus will not flower. Expert Linda Parker has shared her tips ...

Pruning a lemon tree also has aesthetic value. “A pruned lemon tree can also be more pleasing to the eye [since it's] clean ...

Pruning at the right time of year is crucial for healthy plants and every month there are ones you should not prune for various reasons. Even though it may be cold and wintry this month there are some ...

In spring, give potted plants a jump start on the growing season by moving them to a sunny room with night temperatures ...

When done correctly and at the correct times of year, pruning helps to promote healthier and more productive growth. It aims to remove dead, diseased and damaged parts of a shrub or tree ...