Pruners are essential gardening tools. Pruning is crucial to plant health, removing disease or damaged parts of plants and improving the yield of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. However, the market ...

Pruning is one the gardeners most common tasks and for the odd bit of trimming and cutting, traditional manual secateurs are great, with loppers taking the strain for more demanding jobs. But, if ...

Of course, they also provide nectar-rich food for butterflies, which visit these pretty shrubs all season long. Since they bloom in the summer, some may think you should prune them in the fall, but ...

New growth should now be evident in determining whether ‘injured’ plantings are worth retaining with some pruning or in too bad a shape and need replacing. Invariably, some work will need to ...

Let's kick off with the good news that mophead hydrangeas are very simple to grow and do not require lots of pruning. You can get a fantastic display of large and spectacular blooms year after year ...

An erect, then spreading, evergreen perennial to 60cm tall. The blue-green leaves are fleshy, and arranged spirally. Bright yellow flowers appear in small clusters at the tips of the shoots in late ...

An erect, robust, evergreen shrub to around 1m tall and 1.75m across. The foliage is yellow-green with a pale midrib, and often produces vivid red tones in autumn and winter. Honey-scented, ...

Firesticks rarely need pruning. Cut the plant back with sharp pruners or a pruning saw if it becomes ... Then dispose of the root ball and root pieces. Euphorbia tirucalli ‘Rosea’ is often referred to ...

While poinsettias are typically purchased annually, the perennial shrub can last for several years when cared for properly.