Keep your junipers looking their best with these essential pruning tips.
One of the great things about junipers—along with the fact they’re usually ignored by deer—is how self-sufficient they are. Junipers practically set the gold standard for “plant ‘em and forget ‘em” ...
That once-cute shrub is now blocking the windows, swallowing the walkway, and testing your patience. Before you dig it out, ...
We've all seen those scraggly, lopsided, or overgrown evergreens looking like a hot mess in the landscape. Once an evergreen reaches that point, it can be a real challenge to correct the problem. But ...
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 ...
Overgrown shrubs are a common problem in mature landscapes. You may have inherited this problem from a previous homeowner, or you may have unknowingly created the problem with improper plant selection ...
As we continue through our “winter” we can still accomplish some useful goals for the coming spring and summer. Of the cultural practices we can do for maintaining woody ornamental plants, chief among ...
I read your article on pruning fruit trees. Is this a good time to prune other trees and shrubs? I have some junipers that have overgrown my sidewalk. Should I just prune them off at the edge of the ...
Pruning evergreen shrubs in their natural shape helps keep the plant healthy and attractive. Adele L. Wilcoxen Johnson County K-State Research and Extension Late spring is an excellent time to prune ...
Whether you’ve inherited a collection of big, old shrubs on a newly purchased property or neglected them into jungledom yourself, most homeowners sooner or later face the issue of what to do about ...