Given the hard freeze of last week, many of us will be outside pruning our damaged tropicals. (For frozen landscape repair, see last week's column.) But while we're outside with the shears, there are ...
Q: I recently moved to a house with Indian hawthorn, ligustrum, pittosporum, holly and dwarf yaupon. When is the best time to prune them, and how much can I cut them back? G.F.,Beaumont A: The ideal ...
October sees the start of the dormant season, which is the best time to prune lots of deciduous garden trees and plants.
Yew hedges or topiary can stay neat with just one trim per year, and October represents the end of the window to do this. Regular trimming results in dense growth – perfect for hedges or topiary – and ...
A busy day pruning the hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. A busy day at Evergreen Farm includes pruning the mock orange hedge and trimming the hawthorn tree. Anstace gives recipes for using the ...
From perennials to roses, October is the perfect month to prune your plants before winter sets in. Keep reading for the ...