I worked in large and varied gardens during my years as a professional gardener in the UK. This gave me a wide experience of pruning trees, shrubs, and perennials throughout fall and into winter.

They say: ‘The best time is in early spring before the plant is ready to put out new growth, so it has the full growing season to fill out and for the new growth to mature.’ Attempting major pruning ...

Growing squash in your garden can be a delightful experience. They often grow large, green foliage and produce an abundance of fruits throughout the summer and fall. A key element of getting the most ...

Pruning falls into three parts. The first is the goal of pruning, the second is when and the third is how. There is also an additional part, which is the plants you are pruning. Plants in nature do ...

Pruning during this time of the year involves cutting back and reshaping certain plants to encourage strong healthy growth and plenty of fruit and flowers. Carrying out the gardening job now can ...

Some things just get better with time—French wine, vintage Chanel, and, yes, even plants. Crassula ovata—better known as the jade plant—is a sophisticated succulent that rewards thoughtful ...

The jade plant, renowned in Feng Shui traditions, symbolizes wealth with its round leaves. It is recommended to place it in the southeast corner of a space for financial prosperity. This robust ...

Doing so will "help the plant as it flowers healthy large blooms on the previous season's wood", while any drastic pruning may "restrict flowering the following year and lead to damage".

With autumn and the run-up to winter, your plants will need a little more TLC but some of them will benefit from being alone. Just as there are plants you should never prune in summer, autumn and ...