We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen reaches that point, it can be a real challenge to correct the problem. But ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

Key Points You can prune evergreens year-round, but the winter offers distinct advantages.In winter, visibility is improved and shaping is easier.Winter evergreen care also includes mulching, watering ...

When you're out in the yard pruning your trees, you might be tempted to spruce up your evergreens while you're at it, but ...

Having to think about plants you shouldn’t prune in winter might seem confusing. You may have heard that winter is the perfect time to prune plants since many of them are dormant. This is absolutely ...

Learn valuable tips and techniques for pruning evergreens. Extension educator Elizabeth Exstrom provides valuable tips and techniques for pruning evergreen trees and identifying whether or not a tree ...

I HAVE BEEN pruning evergreens now for the last two weeks at a fever pitch! That is because late November and all of December is the ideal time to prune your conifers and softwoods. And the trimmings ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs are important features in our landscapes, but when it comes to pruning they are often misunderstood. Evergreens have specific needs and suffer when pruned poorly. There are ...

December is a good time to take care of needed pruning in the landscape and a great time for making use of the branches and other elements you prune. As we move into winter, the trees and shrubs in ...