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A pair of pruning shears in March can decide the fate of an entire summer harvest. One careless cut can remove future fruit, ...
Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth. However, there are some ...
A: Yes, you can, but if you want all of your flowers next year — don’t do it! Lilacs are a spring blooming shrub. Most spring blooming flowers form their flower buds from August to October. So, ...
Based on guidance published via Gardeners' World, Monty Don suggests cutting the spent flower head directly above the uppermost pair of vigorous buds below the bloom. This elimina ...
Gardeners across the state are ready to get outside and garden, and late February is an ideal time to do that. From pruning ...
In this stressful spring, we’ve been cheered by the bright blooms of flowering shrubs and ornamental trees such as forsythia, quince, viburnum, lilac, cherry, crabapple and redbud. If these plants ...
Home gardeners can prune away damaged plant stems and diseased branches at any time of year, but giving certain plants a significant trim in summer isn’t always the best choice. Although some plants ...
When a gardener is anxious to get started in the spring garden, a task commonly undertaken is pruning. Most trees and shrubs benefit from annual pruning because pruning has a major influence on a ...
Deciduous shrubs — those that lose their leaves each winter — are always sending up new stems at or near ground level. This makes them forgiving plants to prune. New growth, wherever needed, can ...
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a tree pruning workshop at the Hancock County Extension Office, 63 Boggy Brook Road, on Friday, March 13, from 9 a.m.–noon.