The main technique for reducing the size of an overgrown deciduous shrub is called heading back. Heading cuts are intended to ...

Pruning roses ensures that the plants flower well each year and is an especially important task if you have climbing roses.

From pruning and planting to propagating, discover the essential February gardening jobs to do outdoors and in ...

Discover which annuals, perennials, vegetables, trees, and shrubs to plant in winter. Learn how to establish seeds, bare root ...

When outdoor space is at a premium, these are the plants you should get in your planters to bring sweet scents come ...

If needed, extensive pruning should be done to spring-flowering trees and shrubs soon after they finish flowering. Prune ...

The weather has warmed above last week's freezing temperatures. But it's still winter and your garden is susceptible to freezes. What you should know.

February is an ideal time to prune because the garden is waking up, and as the new growth comes through, it can be hard to ...

Winter sowing gives seeds the chilling period (stratification) they need to break dormancy and germinate. Seeds sown into ...

For the dedicated gardener there is always work to be done. Tidying beds and borders, cutting back dead growth from last year’s perennials are the tasks often left over from autumn. Growth remains ...

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.