Cutting back crepe myrtles is a divisive topic, but there is one thing we can all agree on. The best time to cut back crepe myrtles is before new spring growth makes its appearance.

Sudden plunges into arctic temperatures don't give plants time to become hardened to the cold. Here's what could happen to ...

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The tree pruning months of January, February and March have arrived. Major trimming is generally recommended during the months that trees are dormant. This can be done to control size, ...

It is time to be making plans for your gardens this spring as the time to start planting will be here before you know it ...

For many plants, pruning in late winter can ruin your flower display. But for these summer bloomers, it'll have the opposite ...

Get Neil Sperry's gardening answers on yellow butterfly vine propagation, pruning figs and abelias, fertilizing winter ...

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...

Doing one task to Japanese maples in winter can promote healthy growth and stimulate dormant buds for a 'more vigorous start ...

Last week felt like I should have been working in the garden, flying a kite, or wade fishing for crappie. Other than the two ...

Some people seem to think that topping a crapemyrtle or cutting off all the limbs is good for your crapemyrtle. It is not. It ...

January is a great month to get started with gardening, particularly when one of the plants you have is a Japanese maple tree ...