Q: We put two tall New Zealand flax plants in our front garden to create dramatic accents. We love the shape of the plants and their color, which is pink edged with green, but the plants are much ...

Q: When should I prune my rose bushes? They still have leaves but are not flowering now. A: Right now is an excellent time to prune your roses. Most roses should be pruned before they come out of ...

A couple of weeks ago, as our area was in the grips of the coldest weather we had seen for years, I wrote about assessing and dealing with cold damage to landscape plants. Given the frigid ...

Pruning is a common gardening practice where cutting away certain parts of a plant, such as its branches, buds or roots, can boost its appearance, health and growth. Yet pruning carefully, and at the ...

Q: I have some phormiums or New Zealand flax that survived the winter but look pretty beat up. Some of the long leaves are bent and won't stand up and others have brown dry spots. I do see new growth, ...

January is an ideal time to prune some of the most popular backyard shrubs and trees. However, while it is good for some it is not beneficial for all. Indeed, there are plants to never prune in ...