The right tools make gardening tasks both easier and faster. For boxwood, reach for sharp handheld pruning shears first. Most boxwood branches are thin, so hand pruners let you make clean cuts without ...

While some people enjoy the wild, untamed look of shrubs and hedges, many gardeners prefer to keep them neatly trimmed. Consistent pruning is important, but if you're growing evergreen plants for ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task and I am happy that the pruning season is quickly approaching. It’s a good time to ...

One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

Boxwoods are hardy evergreen shrubs that are valuable for forming borders for driveways and walkways for formal and contemporary homes. Learn when to trim boxwoods and how best to do it for a neat, ...

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 ...

Walk down almost any street and you'll spot boxwoods (Buxus sempervirens) edging yards or framing walkways. This popular evergreen shrub is perfect for plant sculpting, which is part of its charm.

After our colder winter months, it’s time to start thinking about pruning the shrubs in the yard and remove any cold damage.

Tired of box blight? Why gardeners are swapping to this low-maintenance shrub for a formal look.

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Hedges are wonderful landscape assets, providing privacy as well as a green backdrop. Some hedges are ...

These doublefile viburnum shrubs seen May 5 demonstrate the effects of fall pruning. The plant without flowers was pruned the previous fall, while the plant with flowers was not pruned. (photos by ...