Pruning spruce trees at the right time and with the right techniques can keep them healthy, beautiful, and safe for decades. Late winter to early spring is the ideal season to remove dead, diseased, ...

Q: I have volunteered to help our church with yard maintenance. I need to trim back all the bushes, but my concern is the blue spruce tree. It is a very nice tree, but it is growing over the parking ...

It is so disconcerting to see a specimen tree going into decline. One of the prized oak trees in my yard appears to be declining, so I can relate to your concerns. Your description suggests that your ...

Shrubs and trees can be pruned to improve structure, maximize blooms and/or fruit production, or to remove damaged or diseased branches. Such branches should be removed as soon as possible. They ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Pruning is an ...

Garden long enough, and you’re almost guaranteed to one day encounter a nest of stinging insects while pruning or weeding. Yellowjackets and baldfaced hornets are two of the most common bugs that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen ...