Hard pruning is best done keeping the natural growth cycle of azaleas in mind. The main growing season for azaleas is spring through early summer, March/April through May. Pruning hard just before or ...

Most people know hibiscus as a shrub bursting with bright flowers, but fewer realize it can be shaped into a small, ornamental tree. The secret isn't some rare variety or special fertilizer. All your ...

Trees that bloom year-round might seem too good to be true. Not so if you pick trees from this list of trees with long or even endless flowering seasons.

A bit of maintenance will lead to beautiful plants and a bountiful harvest. Prune lemon trees after all the fruit has been ...

Most backyard pear trees never reach their true potential, not because of poor soil or lack of sunshine, but because of neglect with the shears. Without intervention, branches crowd together, blocking ...

The dry weather is posing a threat to some plants and lawns. Here's how to tell if you ought to take watering action.

In the early summer Thorley returned home to find big red X’s painted on six towering Douglas firs and a large dogwood on the redevelopment ... Developers operating under the new ordinance cut down ...

Spring has arrived at Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, the ideal destination to explore the breathtaking beauty of the Ozark Mountains. The park offers something for everyone, from outdoor enthusiasts to ...

Whilst certain Japanese maple cultivars provide year-round appeal through their graceful forms and diverse leaf tones during spring and summer months, it's during autumn that their foliage genuinely ...

Succulents: Hen and chicks make the ideal fire-resistive plant. With other succulents, such as rockcress, Moss rose, Sedums ...

Belco has urged property owners to ensure trees are kept cut back from power cables. It came as the utility company released a video highlighting the importance of tree trimming, to be promoted across ...