If you're lucky enough to have a mature pear tree in your yard, a little pruning can go a long way. Pruning fruit trees (including pear) in the winter or early spring is the perfect time because it ...
Pruning citrus trees, such as lemons, limes, grapefruit, tangerines, oranges, and Meyer lemons, ensures they remain strong, healthy, and productive. While these trees require only minimal pruning, an ...
WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.
Ever looked out at your garden in winter and wondered if you should bother with pruning? It can feel odd to fuss over plants ...
It may not look like much is going on in a winter garden, but there's a lot going on behind the scenes. Prune these plants in ...
If you're lucky enough to live in an area with lots of trees you've probably had to deal with limbs and branches that cross ...
Mix permanent herb plants like bay, rosemary, oregano, thyme, marjoram and sage with waterwise ornamental plants, in full sun ...
A few years ago, I had an unusual request from one of my clients. My client asked me to design a landscape that would be sensitive to wildlife and attract certain birds to her yard. At the time, it ...
The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...
MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida on amaryllis bulbs, citrus trees, magnolia trees, azaleas and dragon ...
Participants will learn basic tree anatomy and how it relates to proper tree structure, weight management and fruitwood ...
Looking at fruit, late February is the general timeframe for thoroughly pruning grapes and brambles. This same time will be ...