Incorrect pruning, particularly topping, is the surest way to ruin a tree. If it doesn’t kill the tree outright, it will ...

Growing your own pecan tree for a ton of wonderful eating nuts might be easier than you think! Come with me on a pecan ...

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 ...

By Elisabeth Strillacci There is that funny old saying we all know about not being able to pick one’s family, and though I don’t much care for the rest of the saying, I have always been aware that in ...

I have several overgrown azalea bushes and want to rejuvenate them. Is it too late to cut them back now? I do realize I would lose the spring flowers, but I’m afraid the overgrown condition of the ...

Sanitary pruning is okay to do during the fall months; Vasylchyshyna recommends only removing dry, damaged, or dead branches.

Severe weather is seldom kind to agriculture. A hard freeze too late in March or April shrinks a peach crop, while excessive ...

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

Pecan trees and their hickory tree cousin are nutty buddies not from South Carolina. The pecan is the only nut tree native to the United States and is indigenous to North America. It is found along ...

An old pecan tree, which neighbors said is estimated to be more than one hundred years old, stands at the site of a planned Royal Farms and business park. Some ...

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 ...