There’s a special kind of chaos that happens in your garden when fall fades and winter looms—leaves crunch underfoot, ...

If you grow a mock orange, understanding when to prune it is vital to ensure you get those intoxicating flowers to enjoy. The shrub flowers on wood produced the previous year, and needs trimming after ...

Late fall might seem like the right time to prune plants but in fact the best time of year to do this varies. While it's the right time of year for many plants, others prefer to be pruned in late ...

A. Mock orange, Philadelphus spp., is a large shrub that flowers April-May. Since the flower buds are produced on the previous year's growth, it's best to prune after the flowering period. Remove ...

Q: Last year, I ordered and planted two mock orange plants from a nursery in Ohio. They grew to be about six feet high with quite a few branches. They grow in my back yard, in full sun most of the day ...

Azaleas should be pruned lightly after they bloom in spring. (Lynn Ketchum) Every gardener owns a pair of clippers, but not everyone knows how to use them for the daunting job of pruning shrubs.

There are many reasons we like to prune in the spring. Although it fits in nicely with a garden cleanup, it is not always the best time for some of our favorite trees and shrubs. What we call ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gardeners are itching to get out and do something productive in their yards this time of year. Ward Upham, a horticulturist at Kansas State Research and Extension, says one chore ...