If you have not touched the shrub yet this year, it is too late to prune forsythia, and you should steer well clear until after next year's blooms have ended. Viburnums are a versatile and popular ...

Viburnums are one of those shrubs I find myself recommending over and over again, not least because they are adaptable and incredibly easy to grow. But many gardeners wonder whether they need to ...

Question. Nutsedge is growing in my St. Augustine lawn. Do I control it now or wait until spring? What do I use? Answer. Waste no time controlling this invasive weed that many think is a grass. It ...

Commonly called Chinese fringe flower, this popular shrub is another old wood bloomer. Pruning in the fall will remove the buds that have set for next spring's show of pink, fuchsia, or white flowers.

Someone recently told me that a woody shrub should never be pruned of old wood because it could die. Is this true? I have a viburnum in need of pruning. That's a new one to me! This is not true, but I ...