June is always a very busy month for a gardener. Whether it is planting, sowing, watering, feeding, or weeding, the to-do list quickly fills up. And, of course, you cannot overlook pruning. It is a ...

As well as enjoying the fruits of your labour from earlier in the year – whether it’s picking home-grown veggies or admiring perennials in full bloom – time spent in the garden during July is largely ...

Like all early-spring-flowering shrubs, the best time to prune a weigela is right after it's done blooming. Fall pruning will cut off flower buds that already have formed for next spring. Weigelas can ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up some misconceptions and provide clear guidance for several common landscape ...

There’s a special kind of chaos that happens in your garden when fall fades and winter looms—leaves crunch underfoot, branches sag from the last storm, and suddenly your once-tidy shrubs look like ...

Q: I planted several weigela shrubs in front of the house 18 years ago. My neighbors’ vinca has invaded that area. We have a bunch of pretty, large blue rocks and a lot of Mexican pebble rock that the ...