Pruning - Page 7 of 11 - Fine Gardening

  • How-To

    Maintenance Pruning Keeps Plants Healthy

    By relying on a few timely, well-placed cuts, you can keep your deciduous trees and shrubs healthy

  • How-To

    How to Prune Conifers

    These plants are unforgiving, so make the right cuts for the right reasons

  • How-To

    Pruning Hydrangeas

    Knowing if your shrub blooms on old or new wood will help you make timely cuts

  • container planting with red foliage and yellow flowers
    Design

    How to Properly Care for a Garden Container

    The right care and feeding are the secrets to keeping your pots lush and healthy all season long 

  • How-To

    Train Roses to Produce More Flowers

    Bending long canes and securing them at the base of the plant also conserves garden space

  • Pruning Clematis
    Article

    Pruning Clematis

    When they bloom determines when to prune

  • How-To

    Three Ways to Prune Rhododendrons

    Here's how to maintain, shape, or rejuvenate rhododendrons

  • How-To

    How to Thin Peaches

    Editor Steve Aitken heads up to Bishop's Orchard in Guilford, Connecticut to learn how to thin peaches from orchard owner Jonathan Bishop. How to Thin Peaches Learn how to thin…

  • How-To

    How to Prune Nepeta

    Nepeta is one of our favorite perennials because it just blooms, and blooms, and blooms. But in order to get that bloom to extend through the entire season, you’re going…

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    How-To

    How to Prune a Crabapple Tree

      Steve Aitken visits Joann Vieira from Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts, who explains how these spring-blooming trees are pruned. Learn how to prune a crabapple tree with…