Your plants also need some care. Pruning 101 explains how to trim bushes, hedges, and shrubs to keep them looking their best and growing strong and healthy. Giving your plants a much-needed haircut ...

The best time to prune lilac bushes (Syringa vulgaris) is in late spring soon after your lilac bush has finished blooming. Lilacs flower on “old wood,” or last year’s growth. New buds will begin to ...

Apples are a nice source of iron and fiber, and when topped with a cinnamon-oat mixture, they turn into a delightful winter ...

When it comes to pruning barberry shrubs, the timing will vary on whether they are deciduous or evergreen varieties. As barberry are fast-growing shrubs, not trimming them can result in the shrubs ...

Unlike bush roses, the more you cut back modern shrub and English roses, the more leafy growth they'll produce at the expense of blooms. They need an established framework of branching stems on which ...

From spreading atop toast to dipping strawberries, chocolate-hazelnut spread instantly sweetens and delights. It also has its fair share of surprising baking applications: Swirl it into zucchini bread ...

Local volunteers play a vital role in caring for the more than 1,500 rose bushes in the park. Their efforts during the January pruning event ensure that the garden is ready for mulching and feeding as ...