It’s that time of year. Gardens are awake and you’ve got questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU ...

RHS chief horticulturist Guy Barter shares the plants that benefit from a late-autumn tidy — and which ones to leave until ...

How can anyone resist hardy fuchsias? They’re easy to grow, bloom from June until frost and have beautiful flowers that hummingbirds can’t resist. These hardy shrubs come in every size and shape.

11:48, Sat, Apr 13, 2024 Updated: 17:25, Sat, Apr 13, 2024 Gardener Adam Frost shared three tips "to prune like a pro" this year. First of all, "picking the timing" for each plant is key. "To decide ...

Pruning is the gardener’s art of cutting back plants to improve their health, shape and productivity. It involves selectively removing plant parts, such as branches, buds or roots, to eliminate ...

Question: Last spring, I bought a fuchsia basket that grew beautifully for the whole summer and fall. Now it is straggly and unattractive. Is it possible to make it beautiful again or should I just ...

UK gardeners are being told to prune four plants before November to guarantee better blooms after winter. Pruning is the key ...

Q: I love the hardy fuchsias and grow several varieties in my shaded garden. Some have turned into large shrubs in just a few years. That leads me to my problem. Can I prune back my hardy Fuchsia ...

You’ve got clippers in hand, a shrub in mind and a gleam in your eye. It’s pruning time. But do you have a plan? Before you clip a stem, know your shrub, said Neil Bell, horticulturist for Oregon ...

Perhaps because they look exotic, delicate, and fiddly, it's easy to miss that common, hardy shrub species often make excellent bonsai. Indeed, any woody perennial has a decent chance of making a good ...

A spring-blooming shrub like forsythia should be pruned after it flowers so that the following year it lives up to its potential. (Neil Bell) You've got clippers in hand, a shrub in mind and a gleam ...