Pruning shrub s calls for the personal touch that can be developed, but only out of a genuine love for plants. First, let us consider those shrubs that...
Usually hard wood cuttings are processed during the month of November. The wood of the current year is used for these kinds of cuttings, because at this...
Propagation by Half Ripe Cuttings
Popular garden shrubs that can be propagated by half-ripe cuttings include abelia, buddleia, caryopteris, ceanothus, coroneaster, deutzia, escallonia,...
Grafting involves uniting living parts of plants so that they form a permanent union. One plant supplies the root system only and is called the ‘stock’....
A pair of good garden shears or an electric trimmer is the most suitable tool for trimming formal hedges. Sometimes formal hedges boast of topiary art....
Every garden boasts of at least one or two trees and a selection of shrubs. Trees always add grace to the landscape with their height and color. Small...
Certain common shrubs, especially some evergreens, require no more by way of pruning than the removal of dead flower heads. Flower heads are best removed...
Autumn is that beautiful time of the year when the leaves turn into lovely shades of gold, yellow and red. If there are deciduous trees in your area, you...
Pruning is an essential feature of horticulture. It is both a skill and an art. Skill, because pruning is basically cutting and trimming and skill is required...
Trees and shrubs should be planted in a manner that would enhance the garden and the house. Also, they have to be planted such that their natural beauty...