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

Lilacs in Western Washington can be thinned out by removing weak or crossing branches and by cutting the oldest stems or trunks close to ground level. This gives the younger side shoots a chance to ...

Pruning a tree will not take away the reasons that caused it to look sickly to begin with. Those reasons could include age, stress, insect problems, root damage, disease problems and shade from other ...

Crape myrtle blooms on new growth, so the best time to cut back these trees is in late winter, before new growth has sprouted ...

Hang fire on tidying up your plants, shrubs and hedges until a bit later in the season, to give wildlife, including insects, ...

2. To check growth where space is limited. This is most likely the No. 1 reason you prune. We prune plants to keep them in proper perspective to their location. Remember, picking the right plant for ...

Columnist Robin Trott talks about why winter pruning works on certain trees and shrubs and why it doesn't on some flowers.