Prune lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) lightly after bloom, while deferring moderate pruning until spring. (Jacquelyne S. Collins) We're well into fall and the questions keep coming. Get answers from ...

Key Points Trees benefit from fall trimming more than spring trimming.Trees experience less stress with fall trimming because they are entering dormancy.Spring tree trimming is better if the goal is ...

Well, summer is half over. I don’t measure by the solstice calendar, I measure by June, July and August; that’s summer! By late summer, most of the spring bloomers have already set their buds for next ...

Q: I need to prune an arborvitae hedge because it is too tall. I’d like to remove 3 or 4 feet off the top of these shrubs. When is the best time to prune them? A: Late winter or early spring is ...

Q: When should I prune Lilacs and my other spring blooming plants? A: The best time to prune is in spring, as soon as the plants are done blooming. You can simply prune off the spent flower or you can ...

Q: We have a spruce lined border to the back of our subdivision that our yard is a part of. Many of the trees are beginning to lose all the needles on a few low branches on each tree. It looks like ...