End of winter or very early spring is the time to prune those summer-blooming shrubs, such as butterfly bush, caryopteris, beautyberry and rose-of-sharon. This how-to takes a step-by-step look at pruning a tree-type hydrangea as a good example.
Here’s a rundown on how to prune a tree in winter… which branches to cut and where to cut them.
Rock salt used to melt ice can be a problem for lawns and plants. Here’s a video that gives you some ideas on better ways to get rid of that ice.
Poinsettias are easy (and beautiful) potted plants that should last weeks into the new year — if you know a couple of care tips that are important to avoid killing them.
Susanna Reppert-Brill of The Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg shows George two good ways to make a holiday wreath out of trimmings from plants around the yard.
Make sure you pick a fresh Christmas tree to start with, and then follow these steps to keep the needles on your tree through Christmas.
We’ve gone from summer to almost-winter in the blink of an eye, so if you haven’t been outside getting the landscape ready for cold weather, what are you waiting for? Here’s a rundown on winterizing jobs.
October is the absolute best month of the year to plant spring-flowering bulbs, even though people tend to be in cleanup mode then. Yeah, it’s work, and you won’t see any immediate results, but you’ll be glad you got a few tulips and daffodils in the ground come the end of winter. Here’s how:
Fall is the absolute worst time to prune almost anything. Here’s why… and some tips on when’s a better time to do your cutting.