Put away your pruners for bigger, healthier blooms.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two people deadheading various flowers in a garden - Annie Otzen/Getty Images You've probably heard that you should think twice ...

August sees the peak of many perennials, with flowers starting to wilt and look a little tired as the month progresses. Spring and early summer usually sees the vast majority of blooms, and you might ...

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Tomato plants often produce an abundance of leaves but not enough fruit. By simply pruning, you can balance their growth to yield more and larger tomatoes. Removing excess foliage not only increases ...

Certain sources on the internet claim that if you prune your tomato plants in June, you will double your harvest. But does ...

Most plants should be pruned in the fall when the weather is cool. However, some popular perennial plants can rebloom if they’re cut back in summer after their first flowers have faded. Extend the ...

Pruning is at the top of the to-do list in your July garden. Prune out water sprouts — vigorous shoots on the inside of a tree and on the trunk — and suckers, vigorous shoots growing from the base of ...

Tete-a-Tete Daffodils are dwarf daffodils (just 7 inches tall) that are the most likely to perennialize, or return year after year. Courtesy photo Time to pull on your gardening boots and get dirty in ...

Someone recently told me that a woody shrub should never be pruned of old wood because it could die. Is this true? I have a viburnum in need of pruning. That's a new one to me! This is not true, but I ...

The end of February is one of the best times to get snippy and start pruning back certain shrubs and perennials. However, plants that are somewhat tender such as hardy fuchsias, salvias, herbs and ...

Spring is a great time to begin most lawn and landscaping projects around your home. When spring actually arrives in Saskatchewan, it’s important for homeowners to clean up any debris left over from ...