Among today’s still-legal-to-buy plants that the council is concerned about are Japanese and Chinese wisterias, Norway maple, amur maple, Japanese maple, English ivy, Japanese spirea, yellow flag iris ...

Holly plants range from petite shrubs to lofty trees, and some are evergreen while others are deciduous. Because of all the ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

It’s late winter, spring is just around the corner, and you’re eager to get out in the garden. Fortunately, now is the time to prune and shape certain flowering shrubs. Know which shrubs are ...

This pruning technique works best for shrubs such as overgrown spirea, forsythia, cane-growth viburnums, honeysuckle and any other multiple stemmed shrubs that are otherwise healthy. Within one ...

In this comprehensive guide, we'll look at: So let's dive in and explore the ... out lots of tender new growth that is vulnerable to weather damage. Depleting plant reserves - Trimming off too much ...

Flowers are one of the best ways to bring colour, life, and wildlife to your garden. To help you navigate the planting seasons, here is a month-by-month flower planting guide. From sowing seeds ...

A gardener may find it hard to predict weediness, especially when looking at an immature plant confined to a container at a ...

Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of ...

Plant-based irons are not as effectively absorbed by body as animal-based irons, so vegan and vegetarians need to modify their diet to maximise iron intake. Iron is one of the essential dietary ...

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Thought you were all done with gardening chores for the winter? Not so fast. Now is the perfect time to prune your trees and shrubs.