Growing fruit trees in containers or in the ground in your yard can offer abundant fresh fruit, fragrant blossoms that are attractive to beneficial pollinators, and cooling summer shade. Pruning your ...

The timing of pruning is critical for the tree’s health: Dormant Season (Late Winter to Early Spring): This is the ideal time for most fruit trees. During dormancy, the tree is less likely to ...

"Tender new shoots won’t harden off before winter and can break during a hard frost." Gardeners often believe they are ...

Pruning fruit trees in October risks removing flower buds that the trees set in fall - impacting ... As such, they want to be pruned in mid-to-late summer after flowering and it would be a hydrangea ...

Prune a tree by making a series of three cuts. But first, make sure your intent and the season align with your tree species.

New wood bloomers produce flowers on this year’s growth, making them relatively easy to prune. The best time to tackle these ...

Autumn is a time for a good tidy-up, when you can cut back overgrown plants so they will build energy for new growth for next ...

September is a busy time for gardeners as autumn presents the perfect opportunity to carry out essential pruning for the ...

An additional danger to pruning in late summer, also early fall, is that the tree can start to put out new growth ... gardener in historic gardens across the UK and also specialise as a kitchen ...

Sweet cherries fruit on one and two-year old wood, and on spurs of older wood, so pruning concentrates on shortening new shoots to encourage new spur production. In early summer, select new ...