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I prune plants that are overgrown very aggressively. Most gardeners hesitate to prune aggressively enough to get good results. Overgrown plants have little value in your garden, so don’t be afraid to ...

Many gardeners' fall to-do lists get packed with tasks like harvesting, pruning, mulching, and winterizing perennials. There's often enough pruning in particular that it can be a relief that some ...

Q. Can a persimmon tree be pruned to a more desirable shape? Mine bears an abundance of fruit, but the upper branches are getting beyond reach from a ladder. A. You really shouldn't try to reshape a ...

Pruning and trimming are both ways to grow healthier, more beautiful plants. But although these two strategies are similar—cutting away leaves, branches, or other plant parts—they should be used at ...